RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF BRAIN PEPTIDES - EVALUATION OF A METHODOLOGY FOR ASSAY OF BETA-ENDORPHIN AND ENKEPHALIN
RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF BRAIN PEPTIDES - EVALUATION OF A METHODOLOGY FOR ASSAY OF BETA-ENDORPHIN AND ENKEPHALIN
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DOI:
10.1016/0024-3205(77)90414-3
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
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影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
BLOOM, F
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作者:
ROSSIER, J;BAYON, A;BLOOM, F
The brain [rat] levels of .beta.-endorphin, .alpha.-endorphin and enkephalin were measured by radioimmunoassay after different methods of sacrifice. Microwave irradiation was not better than decapitation followed by boiling of the intact tissue, the latter procedure giving values of .beta.-endorphin 10-fold higher than decapitation alone. Concurrently when decapitation was followed by boiling, .alpha.-endorphin was no longer detected. Evaluation in brain tissue of several extraction media, phosphate buffered saline, 5% TCA [trichloroacetic acid] HCl methanol, and 1N HOAc [acetic acid], showed the last to be the most satisfactory for both .beta.-endorphin and enkephalin. Since .beta.-endorphin was readily hydrolized by brain homogenates with consequent appearance of .alpha.-endorphin, disruption of tissue modifies the content of opioid peptides in brain.