Postnatal changes of cathepsin D activity in rat liver and brain.
作者信息
Dionyssiou-Asteriou A
机构信息
Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Athens Medical School, Greece.
出版信息
Cell Biochem Funct. 1990 Jul;8(3):141-5. doi: 10.1002/cbf.290080303.
Total and specific activity of cathepsin D (EC. 3.4.23.5) were measured in rat liver and brain from 1 to 98 days of age. The activity of cathepsin D in the liver of adult and newborn rats was the same while in the rat brain it was higher in adult than in newborn rats. In the liver maximum specific activity of cathepsin D occurred on the 10th postnatal day and minimum on the fourth day of age. In the brain maximum specific activity of the enzyme occurred on the 14th postnatal day. Total activity of cathepsin D increased after birth in rat liver and brain. These results are discussed in relation to the functional role of cathepsin D in the rat liver and the brain.
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