Inhibition of proteolysis in luminal extracts from the intestine of the brushtail possum

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1365-1372

  Wen, J Y ^a   Ledger, R ^a   Butt, A G ^a   McLeod, B J ^b   Davies, N M ^a   Tucker, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; BESTATIN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; BOWMAN BIRK INHIBITOR; CARBOMER; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DEOXYCHOLATE SODIUM; GONADORELIN; PEPTIDE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; FROZEN SECTION; ILEUM; INTESTINE; JEJUNUM; MALE; METABOLIC INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INTESTINES; MALE; OPOSSUMS; PEPTIDES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEINS; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; TISSUE EXTRACTS; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS;

EID: 0036799109     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/002235702760345446     Document Type: Article

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