Vol. 27 (1-2) 2006 Neuro endocrinology letters

Bombesin inhibits LH release in ovariectomized (OVX), estrogen primed rats.

OBJECTIVE: Bombesin, 14-amino acid peptide, discovered in the gastrointestinal tract, is widely distributed in the central nervous system (CNS). The specific receptors of bombesin in the pituitary have been characterized. Bombesin plays an important role in the gastric and pancreatic secretion, in the mechanism of food intake, thermoreg.....