Identification of the TRH-like peptides pGlu-Glu-Pro amide and pGlu-Phe-Pro amide in rat thyroid: Regulation by thyroid status

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 81, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 55-60

  Rausell, Victor ^a   Fraser, Hamish M ^b   Tobaruela, Mariana ^a   Del Rio Garcia, Jesus ^a   Smyth, Derek G ^a  

^a Unit of Pharmacology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroid; Hyperthyroid regulation; TRH; TRH like peptides

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PROTIRELIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PYRROLIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 0033062753     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-0115(99)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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