Chemical synthesis and orexigenic activity of rat/mouse relaxin-3

Mohammed Akhter Hossain; Craig M Smith; Philip J Ryan; Elena Buechler; Ross AD Bathgate; Andrew L Gundlach; John D Wade

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Chemical synthesis and orexigenic activity of rat/mouse relaxin-3

Mohammed Akhter Hossain, Craig M Smith, Philip J Ryan, Elena Buechler, Ross AD Bathgate, Andrew L Gundlach, John D Wade

AMINO ACIDS | SPRINGER WIEN | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1007/s00726-013-1478-0

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Andrew Gundlach Author Anatomy and Neuroscience

Akhter Hossain Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Philip Ryan Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Ross Bathgate Author Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

John Wade Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research was funded by NHMRC (Australia) project Grants 508995, and 1023078 to JDW, MAH and RADB and 1005988 to ALG and RADB. We are grateful to Tania Ferraro and Sharon Layfield for assistance with biochemical assays and to Feng Lin for amino acid analysis. MAH was the recipient of a Florey Foundation Fellowship and RADB, ALG and JDW are NHMRC (Australia) Research Fellows. Research at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health is supported by the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Program.