Presence and Ontogeny of Enkephalin and Substance P in the Chick Ciliary Ganglion |
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| Authors: | Jeffrey D White James E Krause Harvey J Karten Jeffrey F McKelvy |
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| Institution: | Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, U.S.A.;Department of Psychiatry, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The avian ciliary ganglion has been reported to contain both enkephalin and substance P in preganglionic terminals. However, extensive biochemical characterization of these antigens has not been completed. Using radioimmunoassays specific for Met5- and for Leu5-enkephalin and for substance P we identified immunoreactive substances in ganglionic extracts that comigrate on HPLC columns with standard Met5- and Leu5-enkephalin and with substance P. The ontogeny of Met5-enkephalin and substance P during embryogenesis was determined in ganglionic extracts and we found that the content of Met5-enkephalin in the ganglion reached a peak at embryonic stage 37 whereas the content of substance P in the ganglion reached its maximum in the adult. |
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| Keywords: | Enkephalin Substance P Avian ciliary ganglion Radioimmunoassay |
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