J A Biggins

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1 Purification and characterization of two soluble Cl(-)-activated arginyl aminopeptidases from human brain and their endopeptidase action on neuropeptides. J Neurochem 1988 1.41
2 Multicatalytic, high-Mr endopeptidase from postmortem human brain. J Neurochem 1991 0.88
3 Characterization and determination of neuropeptides by high-performance liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay. J Chromatogr 1981 0.88
4 N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) affects locomotor activity without producing a nigrostriatal lesion in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1984 0.85
5 Removal of Arg1 and Phe22 from CLIP (ACTH18-39) by rodent pituitary and blood peptidases. Peptides 1989 0.81
6 Somatostatin immunoreactivity in cortical and some subcortical regions in Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol Sci 1985 0.81
7 Characterization of corticotropin-like immunoreactive peptides in rat brain using high performance liquid chromatography. Neurosci Lett 1982 0.81
8 Human brain peptidase activity with the specificity to generate the N-terminus of the Alzheimer beta-amyloid protein from its precursor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1992 0.79
9 Neuropeptides in gliomas: identification of somatostatin 14 in a medulloblastoma. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1986 0.78
10 Degradation of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone by serum and plasma in vitro. Regul Pept 1981 0.77
11 Specificity of neuropeptide degradation by two calcium-activated neutral proteases from human skeletal muscle. Life Sci 1985 0.76
12 Circulating antibody to myelin basic protein in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis? A comparative group and sequential study by radioimmunoassay. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1978 0.75
13 Dipeptidylpeptidase IV initiates the degradation of neuropeptide Y in cardiac muscle membranes. Biochem Soc Trans 1992 0.75
14 Chromatographic characterization of neuropeptides in post mortem human brain. J Neurol Sci 1984 0.75
15 A preliminary study of plasma alpha MSH concentrations in depressed patients and normal subjects. Biol Psychiatry 1987 0.75
16 Letter: Effect of prednisolone on lymphocyte transformation in multiple sclerosis. Lancet 1975 0.75
17 Ectopic corticotrophin-releasing-factor and growth hormone releasing factor secretion: diagnosis using human pituitary cell culture. Horm Res 1987 0.75
18 Stability of [D-Trp11]-neurotensin to rat brain peptidases. Neurosci Lett 1986 0.75
19 Post mortem levels of thyrotropin-releasing hormone and neurotensin in the amygdala in Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and depression. J Neurol Sci 1983 0.75
20 Some factors determining yields of peritoneal exudate macrophages from guinea pigs. Lab Anim Sci 1975 0.75
21 Failure of gel filtration and HPLC purification to increase levels of immunoreactive TRH in rat brain extracts. Peptides 1984 0.75
22 Molecular forms of somatostatin, substance P and neurotensin in fresh human cerebral cortex. Regul Pept 1986 0.75
23 Studies on the characterisation of alpha-MSH-like immunoreactivity in rat hypothalamus. Regul Pept 1983 0.75
24 Corticotrophin-related peptides in the intermediate lobe of the rodent pituitary gland: characterization by high performance liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay. Regul Pept 1982 0.75
25 Human brain leucyl aminopeptidase: isolation, characterization and specificity against some neuropeptides. Neuropeptides 1991 0.75
26 Identification of a human brain peptidase with the specificity to generate the N-terminus of A4/beta-amyloid protein from its precursor. Biochem Soc Trans 1992 0.75
27 Mechanism of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone degradation by subcellular fractions of rat hypothalamus and pituitary. Regul Pept 1982 0.75