Selective processing of beta-endorphin in regions of porcine pituitary

The prohormone of β -endorphin is unusual in that it is the precursor of more than one biologically active peptide 1–3 (Fig. 1). The activation of this prohormone, to produce corticotropin (ACTH), α -melanotropin ( α -MSH) and β -endorphin, would seem to be relatively complex as its processing patte...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1980-12, Vol.288 (5791), p.613-615
Hauptverfasser:	Smyth, D.G, Zakarian, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	animal physiology Animals beta-Lipotropin - metabolism Endorphins - biosynthesis Humanities and Social Sciences letter multidisciplinary Pituitary Gland - metabolism Pituitary Gland, Anterior - metabolism Pituitary Gland, Posterior - metabolism Protein Precursors - metabolism Science Science (multidisciplinary) Swine
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