Role of enzymes and inhibitors in leu-enkephalin metabolism in rabbit and human plasma

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 875-884

  Bolacchi, Francesca ^a   Marini, Mario ^a   Urbani, Alessandra ^a   Bongiorno, Lucilla ^a   Giorgio Roda, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

enzymes; inhibitors; Leu enkephalin; metabolism

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MALE; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029951269     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02532335     Document Type: Article

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