| LH. | Luteinizing hormone |
| hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| LHCGR | Human LH/hCG receptor |
| Lhr | Murine luteinizing-hormone receptor |
| CTP | C-terminal extension |
| LRRD | Leucine-rich-repeat domain |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 |
| HEK293 | Human Embryonic kidney 293 |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagles Medium |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| BRET | Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer |
| pERK1/2 | Phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| IBMX | Phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutil-1-methylxanthine |
| EC50 | 50% effective concentrations |
| LOWESS | Locally weighted scatterplot smoothing |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |