Opioid growth factor is present in human and mouse gastrointestinal tract and inhibits DNA synthesis

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Zagon, Ian S ^a,b   Wu, Yan ^a   McLaughlin, Patricia J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cell proliferation; enkephalin; growth regulation; receptors

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DNA; GROWTH FACTOR; METENKEPHALIN; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROWTH REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LABELING INDEX; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031007342     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.4.r1094     Document Type: Article

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