Characterization of neutral TRH-like peptides in mammary gland, mammary tumors and milk

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1475, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-60

  Ghilchik, Margaret W ^b   Tobaruela, Mariana ^a   Del Rio Garcia, Jesus ^a   Smyth, Derek G ^a  

^a Unit of Pharmacology   (Spain)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Breast; Mammary gland; Milk; TRH like peptide

Indexed keywords

PROTIRELIN DERIVATIVE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MAMMARY GLAND; MILK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANIMALS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SHEEP; SWINE; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 0034212982     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4165(00)00043-X     Document Type: Article

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