OCCURRENCE OF HYDRIN-2 (VASOTOCINYL-GLY), A NEW HYDROOSMOTIC NEUROHYPOPHYSEAL PEPTIDE, IN SECRETORY GRANULES ISOLATED FROM THE FROG (RANA-ESCULENTA) NEUROINTERMEDIATE PITUITARY

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作者
CHAUVET, J [1 ]
ROUILLE, Y [1 ]
CHAUVET, MT [1 ]
ACHER, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 06,BIOL CHEM LAB,96 BLVD RASPAIL,F-75006 PARIS,FRANCE
关键词
Frog neurointermediate pituitary; Hydrin; Neurosecretory granules; Vasotocin;
D O I
10.1159/000125343
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Neurohypophyseal secretory granules have ben purified from the frog (Rana esculenta) neurointermediate pituitary gland by sucrose gradient centrifugation, and their polypeptide content has been analyzed by reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography. Aside from vasotocin, mesotocin, and their associated neurophysins, hydrin 2 (vasotocinyl-Gly), previously identified in hydrochloric acid extracts, has been recognized. This finding supports the previous suggestion that hydrin 2, a peptide active on the water permeability of frog bladder and frog skin, is a secreted hormone involved in osmoregulation specific to amphibians. Hydrin 2 has not been found in neurosecretory granules of birds such as the goose. © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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