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Preparation of Acute Human Hippocampal Slices for Electrophysiological Recordings
Published on: May 7, 2020
[Cathepsin H activity in the human brain and human brain neoplasms]
Abstract:
The human brain cathepsin H is shown to be a specific cysteine aminopeptidase with the optimum activity at pH 6.0. Human brain tumours of neuroectodermal (astrocytomas and glioblastomas) and epithelial (meningiomas) origin were used to study the cathepsin H activity in the malignant brain tissue. A significant increase in the aminopeptidase cathepsin H activity was found in malignant human brain tumours as compared to benign tumours and normal brain tissues.

