Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences Volume 35 Issue 4
published_at 1986-12

Existence of VIP and PHI-Like Immunoreactivities in the Amphibian Gut

KISHIMOTO Shinya
KOSAKA Tatsuya
TAKABA Norio
OGAWA Mitsuyo
KONEMORI Reiko
OKAMOTO Kazuma
SHIMIZU Satoru
KUNITA Toshiro
DAITOKU Kunihiko
KAJIYAMA Goro
MIYOSHI Akima
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Abstract
The present paper provides the first definitive evidence on the presence and possible co-existence of VIP- and PHI-like peptides in the peripheral nervous system of the amphibian (bullfrog) gut wall. The possibility of co-existence of the peptides suggests that VIP- and PHI-like peptide may be synthesized from the same precursor protein in the amphibian.
Keywords
Bullfrog
Gut
VIP
PHI