"Chromogranins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of acidic proteins that are major components of SECRETORY GRANULES in the endocrine and neuroendocrine cells. They play important roles in the aggregation, packaging, sorting, and processing of secretory protein prior to secretion. They are cleaved to release biologically active peptides. There are various types of granins, usually classified by their sources.
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D002864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.631.199 D12.776.811.185
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chromogranins" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical improvement in parkinsonian patients undergoing adrenal to caudate transplantation is not reflected by chromogranin A or basic fibroblast growth factor in ventricular fluid. Exp Neurol. 1991 Mar; 111(3):276-81.
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Neuroendocrine differentiation in endocrine and nonendocrine lung carcinomas. Am J Clin Pathol. 1988 Dec; 90(6):641-52.
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Expression of neuroendocrine cell markers L-dopa decarboxylase, chromogranin A, and dense core granules in human tumors of endocrine and nonendocrine origin. Cancer Res. 1988 Jul 15; 48(14):4078-82.