It Was Difficult for the Research Teams Led by Roger

question 8

Multiple Choice

It was difficult for the research teams led by Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally to discover thyrotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone because

• A) they had no access to a supplier of hypothalamic tissue.
• B) the amount produced in a single individual is miniscule.
• C) they were unable to characterize the hormones once isolated.
• D) they were the first to hypothesize that such hormones existed.
• E) there was no assay for testing the substance they had isolated.

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