Identification of the adrenal protease that cleaves pro-γ-MSH: The dawning of a new era in adrenal physiology?

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 405-410

  Bicknell, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERMEDIN; HORMONE PRECURSOR; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEINASE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HORMONE METABOLISM; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY GLAND; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RATS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0036120057     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1720405     Document Type: Article

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