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A new peptide isolated from the pars intermedia of rat and pig pituitaries seems to be formed by the intracellular cleavage of corticotrophin. Thus corticotrophin may be not only a hormone in its own right, but the precursor of other biologically active peptides.
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SCOTT, A., RATCLIFFE, J., REES, L. et al. Pituitary Peptide. Nature New Biology 244, 65–67 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio244065a0
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