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Elasmobranchs express separate cholecystokinin and gastrin genes

The peptide hormone gastrin was long believed to be specific for higher vertebrates, whereas its homologue, cholecystokinin (CCK), has been assumed to represent the original ancestor of the CCK/gastrin family. To trace the divergence of the CCK/gastrin family beyond birds, reptiles, and amphibians w...

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Main Authors: Johnsen, Anders H., Jønson, Lars, Rourke, Ian J., Rehfeld, Jens F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The National Academy of Sciences of the USA 1997
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC23343/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9294191
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