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Neurotensin (NT) was isolated in pure form from the small intestine of the European green frog, Rana ridibunda, and its primary structure was established as pGlu-Ala-His-Ile-Ser-Lys-Ala-Arg-Arg-Pro-Tyr-Ile-Leu. This sequence contains five amino acid substitutions (Leu2→Ala, Tyr3→His, Glu4→Ile, Asn5→Ser, and Pro7→Ala) compared with human NT. A peptide with identical chromatographic properties was identified in an extract of frog brain. Synthetic frog NT produced a concentration-dependent increase in αMSH release from perifused frog pars intermedia cells, with an ED50 of 5 × 10−9m. A maximum response (276.3 ± 45.5% above basal release) was produced by a 10−8-m concentration. Repeated administration of NT to melanotrope cells revealed the occurrence of a rapid and pronounced desensitization mechanism. The data are consistent with a possible role for the peptide as a hypophysiotropic factor in amphibians.

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Isolation, Primary Structure, and Effects onα -Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Release of Frog Neurotensin**This work was supported by the NSF, INSERM, and the Conseil Régional de Haute-Normandie.