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Biosynthesis of Vasopressin

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Neuroendocrinology ((CT NEUROENDOCRI,volume 4))

Abstract

Since the first reports by van Dyke and co-workers (reviewed in Acher 1979) on the isolation of a protein complex then called the “van Dyke protein” and later identified as being composed of the hormone vasopressin and its corresponding carrier protein, known as neurophysin numerous publications have appeared dealing with the synthesis of vasopressin in the hypothalamus and its axonal transport to the neurohypophysis (reviewed in Sachs 1969; Valtin et al. 1974; Breslow 1979; Acher 1979; Brownstein et al. 1980; Pickering 1983).

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  1. Institut für Physiologische Chemie. Abteilung Zellbiochemie, Universität Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, D-2000, Hamburg 20, Deutschland

    D. Richter

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  1. Pharmakologisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    Detlev Ganten M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Rockefeller University, York Avenue, and 66th Street, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    Donald Pfaff Ph.D.

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Richter, D. (1985). Biosynthesis of Vasopressin. In: Ganten, D., Pfaff, D. (eds) Neurobiology of Vasopressin. Current Topics in Neuroendocrinology, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68493-7_1

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