Species specificity of cholecystokinin in gut and brain of several mammalian species.
AUTOR(ES)
Straus, E
RESUMO
Immunoreactive intact cholecystokinin and its COOH-terminal octapeptide are found in brain as well as in extracts of gut of the monkey, dog, and pig, by using an antiserum with equivalent sensitivities for detecting the octapeptide in free form or incorporated in the intact molecule. The failure to detect intact cholecystokinin in extracts from monkey or dog by using an antiserum developed by immunization with porcine cholecystokinin is presumed to be due to marked species differences in the NH2-terminal portion of the molecule. Tryptic digestion converted the intact cholecystokinin from all species to a peptide resembling the COOH-terminal octapeptide. The amount of cholecystokinin in the brain is comparable to that found in the gastrointestinal tract, the traditional site for this peptide.
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