Abstract
Alkaline aqueous extractants remove from rat brain 2 to 4 times the CCK-immunoreactivity that is removed by acidic or neutral aqueous extractants. The distribution among the various hormonal forms appears to be independent of the extractant: about 1 10 in the larger basic forms (CCK-33 and CCK-39); about 1 4 as the C-terminal dodecapeptide (CCK-12) and the remainder as the octapeptide (CCK-8). In contrast, alkaline and acidic aqueous solutions are equally efficient in extraction of enkephalin-immunoreactivity from the same tissues. We are presently unable to account for the very different efficiencies of the various extractants in removing CCK-immunoreactivity from brain.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 704-709 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 30 May 1980 |
Externally published | Yes |