Wylie Vale
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
877 Papers
19.7K Citations
Wylie Vale is an academic researcher from Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The author has contributed to research in topics: Receptor & Somatostatin. The author has an hindex of 163, co-authored 876 publications. Previous affiliations of Wylie Vale include Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center & Hammersmith Hospital.
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Papers
•Journal Article
Neuroendocrinology of the human placenta
TL;DR: In this article, les donnees recentes concernant l'activite neuroendocrine du placenta humain and la regulation de ses fonctions secretoires are discussed.
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Pharmacology of hypothalamic regulatory peptides.
Wylie Vale,Catherine Rivier,Marvin R. Brown,Juhani Leppäluoto,Nick Ling,Mike Monahan,Jean Rivier +6 more
TL;DR: It is now accepted that the hypothalamic regulation of the anterior pituitary gland is mediated by hypothalamic hypophysiotrophic hormones, often referred to as hypothalamic releasing and release inhibiting factors or hormones, which are useful diagnostic tools with considerable therapeutic potential even though their applications are limited by factors such as short duration of action and lack of complete specificity of effects.
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Corticotropin-releasing factor and parturition: plasma and amniotic fluid levels and placental binding sites.
TL;DR: It is suggested that corticotropin-releasing factor secretion is activated by the stress of labor, and levels in the plasma and amniotic fluid of women who had spontaneous vaginal delivery or elective cesarean show the highest values at delivery.
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The distribution of betaglycan protein and mRNA in rat brain, pituitary, and gonads: implications for a role for betaglycan in inhibin-mediated reproductive functions.
TL;DR: The hypothesis of a modulatory role for betaglycan in TGFbeta and/or inhibin effects in these tissues is supported and the first comprehensive report detailing the distribution of betaglcan in mammalian reproductive tissues is detailed.
Growth hormone release in response to human pancreatic tumor growth hormone-releasing hormone-40 in children with short stature.
Alan D. Rogol,Robert M. Blizzard,Ann J. Johanson,Richard W. Furlanetto,William S. Evans,Jean Rivier,Wylie Vale,Michael O. Thorner +7 more
TL;DR: Data indicate that hpGRH-40 can be employed to evaluate GH reseve in short children and may be useful in the diagnosis of hypothalamic-pituitary disorders.
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