Bovine somatotropin (bST) is a protein synthesized at the base of the brain and released by the pituitary gland into the circulatory system. BST is transported by the circulatory system and absorbed only by cells of target organs that possess cell surface receptors for the protein (11, 41). Its effect is initiated via a protein receptor initiation and cyclic AMP cascade . This effect on the cell continues well past the degradation of the bST molecule. BST is likely transported into the cell, where it is degraded . Its constituent blocks, amino acids, are used to synthesize new proteins or converted to other metabolites such as sugars (1).
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| Date | 01 May 1990 |
| Creators | Winsryg, Margaret D. |
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