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Our results showed that: (1) cNMBR and cGRPR expressed in CHO cells could be potently activated by cNMB and cGRP, respectively, as monitored by cell-based luciferase reporter assays, indicating that cNMBR and cGRPR are cNMB- and cGRP-specific receptors; strikingly, BRS3 of chickens (\/spotted gars), which is orthologous to mouse bombesin receptor subtype-3 (BRS3), could be potently activated by GRP and NMB, demonstrating that both peptides are the endogenous ligands for chicken (\/spotted gar) BRS3; (2) quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) revealed that\n                    <jats:italic>cGRPR<\/jats:italic>\n                    is widely expressed in chicken tissues with abundant expression in the ovary, pancreas, proventriculus, spinal cord and brain, whereas\n                    <jats:italic>cNMB<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>cNMBR<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>cBRS3<\/jats:italic>\n                    are mainly expressed in the brain and testes; (3) interestingly, qPCR, Western blot and immunostaining revealed that cGRP is predominantly expressed in the anterior pituitary and mainly localized to LH-cells, suggesting that cGRP is likely a novel pituitary hormone in chickens. 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