A NOVEL PITUITARY PROTEIN (7B2) IN THE RAT UROGENITAL TRACT

HITOSHI SUZUKI, NICOS D. CHRISTOFIDES, MICHEL CHRETIEN, NABIL G. SEIDAH, JULIA M. POLAK, STEPHEN R. BLOOM
1985 Biomedical research  
The regional distribution of a novel pituitary protein (7B2)-like immunoreactivity (IR-7B2) in the rat urogenital tract has been examined by specific radioimmunoassay, and its molecular forms determined by gel permeation and high performance liquid chromatography. While IR-7B2 was present in all regions studied except the seminal vesicle, the highest concentrations of IR-7B2 were found in the ureter, the vagina and the vas deferens. Chromatographic analysis of the ureter extracts using both
more » ... ems revealed a similar profile of IR-7B2 to that present in the porcine pituitary extracts.
doi:10.2220/biomedres.6.139 fatcat:owavynvnuneplmcaufyouks5ym