Incomplete posttranslational prohormone modifications in hyperactive neuroendocrine cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In black-background-adapted <it>Xenopus laevis</it>, the intermediate pituitary melanotrope cells are hyperactive, producing large amounts of their major secretory cargo proopiomelanocortin (POMC, representing ~80% of all...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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Series: | BMC Cell Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/10/35 |