Chromogranin A proteolysis to generate β-granin and WE-14 in the adenohypophysis during the rat oestrous cycle

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  McVicar, Carmel Mary ^a   Cunningham, Rodat Therese ^a   McClure, Neil ^a   Curry, William James ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Post translational processing

Indexed keywords

BETAGRANIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE WE 14; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0037811192     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-0115(03)00130-7     Document Type: Article

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