Immunocytochemical studies with antisera against leu-enkephalin and an enkephalin-precursor fragment (BAM-22P) in the rat brain.
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Rats given high doses of colchicine (300-400 ug, i.c.v.) were used to investigate the comparative distribution of Leu-enkephalin and bovine adrenal medullary enkephalinprecursor fragment (BAM-22P) in the brain. Leu-enkephalin immunoreactive neurons have a widespread distribution throughout the neuraxis. In most areas adjacent section analysis showed BAM-22P and Leu-enkephalin immunoreactive perikarya to be similarly localized. Brain enkephalin biosynthetic mechanisms might therefore be similar to those regulating adrenal medullary enkephalin biosynthesis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Life sciences
دوره 31 16-17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982