Impaired Vasodilatory Responses of Omental Arteries to CGRP Family Peptides in Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction
Author(s) -
Madhu Chauhan,
Ancizar Betancourt,
Meena Balakrishnan,
Uma Yallampalli,
Yuanlin Dong,
Karin A. Fox,
Michael A. Belfort,
Chandra Yallampalli
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-1798
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , calcitonin gene related peptide , calcitonin , adrenomedullin , vasodilation , receptor , calcitonin receptor , pregnancy , fetus , biology , neuropeptide , genetics
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), adrenomedullin (ADM), and adrenomedullin2 (ADM2)/intermedin are potent vasorelaxant peptides considered to play a role in the adaptive mechanisms in rat pregnancy through increased vasodilation in mesenteric and uterine artery.
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