ISSN:
1471-4159
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
A specific antiserum against met5-enkepha-lin-arg6-phe7 was raised and used to study the distribution and characterization of met5-enkephalin-arg6-phe7-like immunoreactive material in rat brains by radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemical procedures. The antiserum appears to be directed to the COOH-terminus of the peptide, as it fails to cross-react with met5-enkeph-alin, met3-enkephalin-arg6, met5-enkephalin-arg6-arg7, met6-enkephalin-lys6, and leu-enkephalin. However, it cross-reacts with phe-met-arg-phe by about 10% and with phe-met-arg-phe-NH2 to an insignificant degree. The highest content of met5-enkephalin-arg6-phe7 was found in the striatum, which contains a dense network of immunoreactive varicose fibers and terminals, as well as immunoreac tive cell bodies. The met5-enkephalin-arg6-phe7 in striatum can be released in a Ca2+-dependent manner by a depolarizing concentration of KC1, raising the possibility of a neu-roregulatory role for met5-enkephalin-arg6-phe7. Characterization of the immunoreactive material by gel filtration and high pressure liquid chromatography revealed the presence of multiple forms of immunoreactive material in some brain regions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1983.tb08080.x
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