Enzymatic degradation of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH)/[D-Ala6]-LHRH in lung pneumocytes

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1480-1484

  Yang, Xiaodong ^a   Rojanasakul, Yon ^a   Wang, Liying ^a   Ma, Jane Y C ^a   Ma, Joseph K H ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Epithelial cells; LHRH; Lung; Macrophages; Peptides

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUNG; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031723472     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011926310666     Document Type: Article

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