Differential distribution of VGF-derived peptides in the adrenal medulla and evidence for their selective modulation

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 359-369

  D'Amato, Filomena ^a   Noli, Barbara ^a   Brancia, Carla ^a   Cocco, Cristina ^a   Flore, Giovanna ^a   Collu, Maria ^a   Nicolussi, Paola ^b   Ferri, Gian Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BRAIN PEPTIDE; HISTIDYLVALYLLEUCYLLEUCINE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROLYLGLYCYLHISTIDINE; THREONYLLEUCYLGLUTAMYLPROLINE 21; THREONYLLEUCYLGLUTAMYLPROLINE 30; THREONYLLEUCYLGLUTAMYLPROLINE 42; VALYLGLYCYLPHENYLALANINE; VALYLGLYCYLPHENYLALANINE [422-430]; VALYLGLYCYLPHENYLALANINE [604-612];

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL MEDULLA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; SWINE;

EID: 43849101973     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-07-0346     Document Type: Article

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