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Presence by radioimmunoassay of a calcitonin-like substance in porcine pituitary glands.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6989589     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We studied acidic acetone extracts of whole porcine pituitary glands for the presence of immunoreactive calcitonin (CT) using a porcine CT (pCT) RIA which did not react with other known pituitary hormones. Four preparations of porcine pituitary extract contained immunoreactive CT. Three of these displayed inhibition of binding parallel to that of authentic pCT in the pCT RIA and contained a single peak of immunoreactivity similar to pCT when studied by two different gel filtration chromatography systems. One preparation of porcine pituitary extract showed nonparallelism in RIA dose-dilution experiments and multiple immunoreactive species both similar to and larger than pCT on gel filtration in 6 M guanidine HCl. The effect of the reduction of disulfide bonds, followed by carboxymethylation of sulfhydryl groups, on immunoreactivity and apparent molecular size was similar for the CT-like substance in porcine pituitary extract and for authentic pCT. Preliminary immunohistological studies showed cytoplasmic staining in cells of the porcine adenohypophysis. These results demonstrate that the porcine pituitary gland contains a substance which has some of the immunochemical and biochemical properties of thyroidal pCT.
Authors:
B D Catherwood; L J Deftos
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Endocrinology     Volume:  106     ISSN:  0013-7227     ISO Abbreviation:  Endocrinology     Publication Date:  1980 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-07-26     Completed Date:  1980-07-26     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375040     Medline TA:  Endocrinology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1886-91     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Calcitonin / analysis*
Cross Reactions
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Pituitary Gland / analysis*
Pituitary Gland, Anterior / analysis
Radioimmunoassay
Swine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
9007-12-9/Calcitonin

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