Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
"Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 37-amino acid peptide derived from the calcitonin gene. It occurs as a result of alternative processing of mRNA from the calcitonin gene. The neuropeptide is widely distributed in the brain, gut, perivascular nerves, and other tissue. The peptide produces multiple biological effects and has both circulatory and neurotransmitter modes of action. In particular, it is a potent endogenous vasodilator.
| Descriptor ID |
D015740
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.400.097 D12.776.631.650.097
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
- Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide
- Gene-Related Peptide, Calcitonin
- Peptide, Calcitonin Gene-Related
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