C-Terminus of the B-Chain of Relaxin-3 Is Important for Receptor Activity

Fazel Shabanpoor; Ross AD Bathgate; John D Wade; Mohammed Akhter Hossain

Journal article

C-Terminus of the B-Chain of Relaxin-3 Is Important for Receptor Activity

Fazel Shabanpoor, Ross AD Bathgate, John D Wade, Mohammed Akhter Hossain

PLOS ONE | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082567

University of Melbourne Researchers

Akhter Hossain Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Ross Bathgate Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

John Wade Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

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Grants

Awarded by NHMRC (Australia)

Funding Acknowledgements

This research was partially funded by NHMRC (Australia) project grants 508995, and 1023078 to JDW, MAH and RADB. Research at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health is supported by the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.