PROCALCITONIN AND CGRP-I mRNA EXPRESSION IN VARIOUS HUMAN TISSUES

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Procalcitonin (PCT) is a highly sensitive and specific marker of systemic bacterial infection and sepsis. In contrast to its diagnostic significance, the cellular sources of plasma procalcitonin remain to be clarified. Two forms of PCT mRNAs originate from calcitonin/calcitonin gene-related peptide gene (CALC-I gene) along with mRNA for calcitonin gene-related peptide-I (CGRP-I). Reverse transcription polymerase...

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