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Abstract
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.
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- Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide
- Gene-Related Peptide, Calcitonin
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide I
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide II
- alpha-CGRP
- alpha-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
- beta-CGRP
- beta-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
- Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide I
- Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide II
- alpha Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide
- beta Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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1990
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- Nerve Tissue Proteins (1966-1986)
- Neuropeptides (1987-1989)
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- National Library of Medicine. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015740. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015740
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24725687