Photoperiod-Dependent Regulation of Carboxypeptidase E Affects the Selective Processing of Neuropeptides in the Seasonal Siberian Hamster (Phodopus sungorus)

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 190-197

  Helwig, M ^a   Herwig, A ^b   Heldmaier, G ^c   Barrett, P ^d   Mercer, J G ^e   Klingenspor, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carboxypetidases; Hypothalamus; Neuropeptides; Photoperiod; Pro opiomelanocortin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE H; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE H; CRICETINAE; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SEASONS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84873027239     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02384.x     Document Type: Article

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