Research projects focus on the biosynthesis of pituitary polypeptide hormones and neuropeptides.
Trends in actinopterygian GH structure. The posttranslational modification of beta-endorphin in the intermediate pituitary of the toad, Bufo marinus , includes processing at a monobasic cleavage site. Cloning of a growth hormone from a primitive bony fish and its phylogenetic relationships. Analysis of the posttranslational processing of a-MSH in the pituitary of the chondrostean fishes, Acipenser transmontanus and Polydon spatula . An analysis of the Proopiomelanocortin systems in the pituitary of the squamate reptile, Lacerta galloti .