Salmon calcitonin-like immunoactivity in extracts of tetrahymena pyriformis

L. J. Deftos, D. LeRoith, J. Shiloach, J. Roth

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Abstract

Acid extracts of Tetrahymena pyriformis, a ciliated protozoan grown in defined medium revealed the presence of materials with salmon-type calcitonin immunoactivity. These findings add support to earlier reports of the presence of materials closely resembling vertebrate peptide hormones in unicellular microbes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)82-85
Number of pages4
JournalHormone and Metabolic Research
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985
Externally publishedYes

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