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Convergent phosphomodulation of the major neuronal dendritic potassium channel Kv4.2 by pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Feb 2016
Gupte Raeesa P, Kadunganattil Suraj, Shepherd Andrew J, Merrill Ronald, Planer William, Bruchas Michael R, Strack Stefan, Mohapatra Durga P
Abstract excerpt
The endogenous neuropeptide pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is secreted by both neuronal and non-neuronal cells in the brain and spinal cord, in response to pathological conditions such as stroke, seizures, chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain. PACAP has been shown to exert various neuromodulatory and neuroprotective effects. However, direct influence of PACAP on the function of...
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