Enkephalin convertase localization by [3H]guanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid autoradiography: selective association with enkephalin-containing neurons.
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Enkephalin convertase: localization to specific neuronal pathways.
3H-Guanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid (GEMSA) selectively labels the carboxypeptidase B-like enzyme enkephalin convertase (EC) in rat brain tissue sections. We have used autoradiography with 3H-GEMSA to map membrane-bound EC in the rat forebrain and, in conjunction with lesioning techniques, to localize EC to specific neuronal pathways. The highest levels of EC are in the median eminence. High...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6543