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Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide

Known as: calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP), CGRP, Gene-Related Peptide, Calcitonin 
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… Expand
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CALCA geneCalcitoninCalcitonin-Gene Related Peptide ReceptorIn Blood
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CALCA protein, humanalpha-CGRPbeta-CGRPcalcitonin gene-related peptide (8-37)
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NeuropeptidesVasodilator Agents

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Review
2019
Review
2019
Gepants for the treatment of migraine
ABSTRACT Introduction: Migraine is the most common of all neurological disorders. A breakthrough in migraine treatment emerged in… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
European headache federation guideline on the use of monoclonal antibodies acting on the calcitonin gene related peptide or its receptor for migraine prevention
Background and aimMonoclonal antibodies acting on the calcitonin gene-related peptide or on its receptor are new drugs to prevent… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
The Parabrachial Nucleus: CGRP Neurons Function as a General Alarm
  • R. Palmiter
  • Trends in Neurosciences
  • 2018
    • Corpus ID: 22336409
The parabrachial nucleus (PBN), which is located in the pons and is dissected by one of the major cerebellar output tracks, is… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
The group 2 innate lymphoid cell (ILC2) regulatory network and its underlying mechanisms
Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) play critical roles in the induction of type 2 inflammation, response to parasite infection… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist BIBN 4096 BS for the acute treatment of migraine.
BACKGROUND Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) may have a causative role in migraine. We therefore hypothesized that a CGRP… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Adrenomedullin: a novel hypotensive peptide isolated from human pheochromocytoma.
A novel hypotensive peptide was discovered in human pheochromocytoma by monitoring the elevating activity of platelet cAMP. Since… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Calcitonin gene-related peptide is a potent vasodilator
A novel peptide, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), has been predicted to result from alternative processing of the primary… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Expression in brain of a messenger RNA encoding a novel neuropeptide homologous to calcitonin gene-related peptide.
As a consequence of alternative RNA processing events, a single rat gene can generate messenger RNA's (mRNA's) encoding either… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Production of a novel neuropeptide encoded by the calcitonin gene via tissue-specific RNA processing
Alternative processing of the RNA transcribed from the calcitonin gene appears to result in the production of a messenger RNA in… Expand
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Alternative RNA processing in calcitonin gene expression generates mRNAs encoding different polypeptide products
Alternative processing of RNA transcripts from the calcitonin gene results in the production of distinct mRNAs encoding the… Expand
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