Distribution and metabolism of intravenously administered trefoil factor 2/porcine spasmolytic polypeptide in the rat

Steen Seier Poulsen, J Thulesen, Ebba Nexø, L Thim

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Abstract

Trefoil peptides are secreted by mucus producing cells in the gastrointestinal tract and are supposed to be involved in oligomerisation processes of the mucin glycoproteins in the lumen. Endocrine functions have also been suggested.
Original languageEnglish
JournalGut
Volume43
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)240-7
Number of pages8
ISSN0017-5749
Publication statusPublished - Aug 1998

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Autoradiography
  • Digestive System
  • Female
  • Growth Substances
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Intestinal Mucosa
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Kidney
  • Mucins
  • Muscle Proteins
  • Neuropeptides
  • Peptides
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Tissue Distribution

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