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Neuropeptides, a diverse class of signaling molecules in the nervous system, modulate various biological effects including membrane excitability, synaptic transmission and synaptogenesis, gene expression, and glial cell architecture and function. To date,
Sanne M. Casello+9 more
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Enkephalin convertase, an enkephalin-synthesizing carboxypeptidase present in adrenal medulla chromaffin granules, has also been detected in brain and pituitary. To determine whether these three carboxypeptidase activities represent the same enzyme, we purified and characterized enkephalin convertase from adrenal medulla, whole brain, and whole ...
Lloyd D. Fricker, Solomon H. Snyder
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The organisation of spinoparabrachial neurons in the mouse [PDF]
The anterolateral tract (ALT), which originates from neurons in lamina I and the deep dorsal horn, represents a major ascending output through which nociceptive information is transmitted to brain areas involved in pain perception.
Cameron, Darren+5 more
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RELEASE OF VASOPRESSIN BY ENKEPHALIN [PDF]
Leu‐enkephalin, its stable analogue [D‐Ala2‐D‐Leu5]‐enkephalin and the C‐fragment of lipotropin (β endorphin) injected intravenously in the rat produced anti‐diuretic responses which were inhibited reversibly by naloxone. It was shown for Leu‐enkephalin that injection into the cerebral ventricles was at least ten times more effective than intravenous ...
W. Feldberg, G. W. Bisset, H.S. Chowdrey
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Capillary HPLC Separation of Selected Neuropeptides [PDF]
Neuropeptides play a pivotal role in brain and peripheral nervous system function. As high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) becomes the central tool in the separation and characterization of peptide and protein samples, its selectivity ...
Yi, Ying
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Rugged Metropolis Sampling with Simultaneous Updating of Two Dynamical Variables [PDF]
The Rugged Metropolis (RM) algorithm is a biased updating scheme, which aims at directly hitting the most likely configurations in a rugged free energy landscape. Details of the one-variable (RM$_1$) implementation of this algorithm are presented.
B. A. Berg+7 more
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μ‐Opioid Receptor Dynamics in the Parameningeal Tissue During Migraine Attacks
Objective The possible impact of meningeal μ‐opioid receptor (μOR) binding in migraine remains unknown. This study investigated μOR availability in the cranial parameninges involved in migraine initiation via nociceptor activation. Methods We used positron emission tomography with [11C] carfentanil, and measured μOR availability in meninges and ...
Dajung J. Kim+6 more
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Objective. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the spatial relationship between the c-Fos immunoreactive cells elicited by an acute treatment with neuroleptics including amisulpride (AMI), olanzapine (OLA), quetiapine (QUE), and aripiprazole (
Kiss Alexander, Osacka Jana
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The noradrenergic nucleus locus coeruleus is a key component of the stress circuitry of the brain. During stress, the neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is secreted onto LC, increasing LC output and norepinephrine concentration in the ...
John A. Tkaczynski+2 more
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Monte Carlo Protein Folding: Simulations of Met-Enkephalin with Solvent-Accessible Area Parameterizations [PDF]
Treating realistically the ambient water is one of the main difficulties in applying Monte Carlo methods to protein folding. The solvent-accessible area method, a popular method for treating water implicitly, is investigated by means of Metropolis ...
Berg, Bernd A.+2 more
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