Caerulein-and xenopsin-related peptides with insulin-releasing activities from skin secretions of the clawed frogs, Xenopus borealis and Xenopus amieti (Pipidae)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 314-320

  Zahid, Osama K ^a   Mechkarska, Milena ^a   Ojo, Opeolu O ^b   Abdel Wahab, Yasser H A ^b   Flatt, Peter R ^b   Meetani, Mohammed A ^a   Conlon, J Michael ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caerulein; Frog skin secretions; Insulin release; Mass spectrometry; Xenopsin; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

CAERULEIN RELATED PEPTIDE; CERULETIDE; INSULIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NORADRENALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOPSIN; XENOPSIN RELATED PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; INSULIN RELEASE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SECRETION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; XENOPUS; XENOPUS AMIETI; XENOPUS BOREALIS;

EID: 79955725315     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.03.022     Document Type: Article

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