Analysis of the post-translational processing of chromogranin A in rat neuroendocrine tissue employing an N-terminal site-specific antiserum

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 588-595

  McVicar, C M ^a   Cunningham, R T ^a   Harriott, P ^a   Johnston, C F ^a   Buchanan, K D ^a   Curry, W J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

granin; Chromatography; Chromogranin A; Immunocytochemistry; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BETAGRANIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; HORMONE PRECURSOR; HYPOPHYSIS EXTRACT; PEPTIDE; TISSUE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLON; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RAT; STOMACH FUNDUS; THYROID GLAND;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; EPITOPES; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0034961254     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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