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Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Vaudry, Hubert, Arimura, Akira, 1923-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norwell, Mass. : Kluwer Academic, [2003]
Series:Endocrine updates ; 20.
Subjects:
Neuropeptides > physiology.
Receptors, Neuropeptide > physiology.
Table of Contents:
  • PACVAP : discovery, gene, receptors
  • Molecular evolution of PACAP precursor and PACAP receptors
  • Development of selective ligands for PAC1, VPAC1 and VPAC2 receptors
  • Molecular pharmacology and structure-function analysis of PACAP/VIP receptors
  • PACAP receptor signaling
  • Function of PACAP in the central nervous system - Function of PACAP in the hypothalamo-pituitary complex
  • PACAP in the endocrine pancreas
  • Function of PACAP in the adrenal cortex
  • PACAP : an "emergency response" co-transmitter in the adrenal medulla
  • PACAP in the urogenital tract
  • Function of PACAP in the cardiovascular system
  • Function of PACAP in the respiratory system
  • Function of PACAP in the immune system
  • PACAP receptor knockout and transgenics. What have we learnt?
  • Consequences of PACAP gene knockout
  • The biological significance of PACAP and PACAP receptors in human tumors : from cell lines to cancers