Other Names: [Des-Gly10,D-Leu6,ProNHEt9]-Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone; Leuprolide; Leuprorelin
Leuprorelin is a highly active LHRH agonist that stimulates releas of luteinizing hormone by the pituitary resulting in an increase of testicular androgen production. Mizutani, T; et al., Int. J. Fertil. Menopaus. Stud., 40, 106, (1995); Imai, A; et al., J. Oncol., 20, 987, (2002); Meyer, JD; et al., J. Pept. Res., 60, 159, (2002); Castellon, E; et al., Cancer Invest., 24, 261, (2006); Levine, D; et al., J. Reprod. Med., 52, 581, (2007).
MW: 1269.45
Also available as Pharmaceutical Grade acetate salt.