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Mice lacking alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide exhibit normal cardiovascular regulation and neuromuscular development.
Molecular and cellular neurosciences - 1 Aug 1999
Lu J T, Son Y J, Lee J, Jetton T L, Shiota M, Moscoso L, Niswender K D, Loewy A D, Magnuson M A, Sanes J R, Emeson R B
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alpha-Calcitonin gene-related peptide (alphaCGRP) is a pleiotropic peptide neuromodulator that is widely expressed throughout the Central and peripheral nervous systems. CGRP has been implicated in a variety of physiological processes including peripheral vasodilation, cardiac acceleration nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) synthesis and function, testicular descent, nociception, carbohydrate metabolism,...
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