Peptidases of the peripheral chemoreceptors: Biochemical, immunological, in vitro hydrolytic studies and electron microscopic analysis of neutral endopeptidase-like activity of the carotid body

Brain Research

Volumn 748, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 39-50

  Kumar, Ganesh K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

arterial chemoreceptor; carotid body; enkephalinase; immunotitration; neprilysin; neutral endopeptidase 24.11; ultrastructural localization

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID BODY; CAT; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAROTID BODY; CATS; CATTLE; CHEMORECEPTORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEPRILYSIN; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RABBITS; RATS; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 0031057741     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01242-5     Document Type: Article

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