title: Henry Friesen Lecture. Clinical relevance of convertases: atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, obesity, diabetes and HIV.
authors.affiliation: Loeb Health Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chrétien
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000737:chemistry; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D008083:beta-Lipotropin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D019824:beta-MSH / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D011498:Protein Precursors; D019824:beta-MSH; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin; D008083:beta-Lipotropin; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases