Hormone and Metabolic Research, Table of Contents Horm Metab Res 1985; 17(2): 82-85DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013457 ORIGINALS Basic © Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart · New York Salmon Calcitonin-Like Immunoactivity in Extracts of Tetrahymena Pyriformis L. J. Deftos1 , D. LeRoith, J. Shiloach, J. Roth 1Endocrine Section, University of California and San Diego V.A. Medical Center, La Jolla, California, U.S.A Diabetes Branch, NIADDK, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Summary Acid extracts of Tetrahymena pyriformis, a ciliated protozoan grown in defined medium revealed the presence of materials with salmon-type calcitonin immunoactivity. These findings add support to earlier reports of the presence of materials closely resembling vertebrate peptide hormones in unicellular microbes. Key-Words: Salmon-Calcitonin - Tetrahymena Pyriformis - Evolution PDF (350 kb)
