Identification of a fourth opioid core sequence in a prodynorphin cDNA cloned from the brain of the amphibian, Bufo marinus: Deciphering the evolution of prodynorphin and proenkephalin

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-62

  Danielson, Phillip ^a   Walker, David ^a   Alrubaian, Jasem ^b   Dores, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Molecular neuroendocrinology; Opiate peptides

Indexed keywords

ALPHA NEOENDORPHIN; DYNORPHIN A; DYNORPHIN[1-13]; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; PRODYNORPHIN; PROENKEPHALIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STEADY STATE; TOAD;

EID: 0036315118     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063684     Document Type: Article

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