Open AccessCgrp Characterization And Classification
Author(s) -
Ian Marshall
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the scientific world journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2356-6140
pISSN - 1537-744X
DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2001.427
Subject(s) - adrenomedullin , calcitonin gene related peptide , amylin , receptor , agonist , antagonist , peptide , chemistry , endocrinology , medicine , neuropeptide , biochemistry , islet , insulin
The peptide CGRP is thought to be an agonist at a number of receptors including its own as well as those for adrenomedullin and amylin. CGRP is thought to act through its own receptors if it is antagonized by the truncated peptide CGRP8-37 although this assumes the specificity of the antagonist.
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