Abstract
Studies on the in vitro interaction of β-endorphin with different biomembrane preparations, measured in terms of Ca2+ induced chlorotetracycline (CTC) fluorescence alterations indicate that β-endorphin causes release of calcium ion from both synaptosomal and erythrocyte membrane stores but not from rat brain mitochondria. It seems that the binding pattern or interaction of β-endorphin with synaptosomes and erythrocytes are characteristically different from that of mitochondria, indicating some functional significance of this differential interaction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 273-276 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Peptides |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1983 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biomembrane
- Calcium
- Fluorescence
- Transport
- β-Endorphin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Endocrinology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience