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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Background: α-CGRP (alpha-calcitonin gene related peptide) is a cardioprotective neuropeptide. Our recent study demonstrated that the administration of native α-CGRP, using osmotic mini-pumps, protected against transverse aortic constriction (TAC ...
Ambrish Kumar +3 more
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Magnesium-based implants: Beyond fixators
Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2017 The mystery behind magnesium-induced bone formation is revealed by linking the neuropeptide(s) from sensory nerves with the osteogenic differentiation of stem cells in the periosteum.
Xiaodan Chen
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Renal neuroendocrine control of desiccation and cold tolerance by Drosophila suzukii [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Neuropeptides are central to the regulation of physiological, and behavioural processes in insects, directly impacting cold and desiccation survival.
Al-Anzi +63 more
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Peptide Cotransmitters as Dynamic, Intrinsic Modulators of Network Activity
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2018 Neurons can contain both neuropeptides and “classic” small molecule transmitters. Much progress has been made in studies designed to determine the functional significance of this arrangement in experiments conducted in invertebrates and in the vertebrate
Elizabeth C. Cropper +4 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster possesses approximately 150 brain clock neurons that control circadian behavioral rhythms. Even though individual clock neurons have self-sustaining oscillators, they interact and synchronize with each other through ...
Yuri Fujiwara +7 more
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The Role of Hypothalamic Neuropeptides in Regulation of Liver Functions in Health and Disease
Endocrines, 2023 The communication between brain and peripheral tissues is mediated by neuropeptides that coordinate the functions of each organ with the activities of the entire body in specific environmental conditions.
Anca D. Petrescu +4 more
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DINeR: Database for Insect Neuropeptide Research [PDF]
, 2017 Neuropeptides are responsible for regulating a variety of functions, including development, metabolism, water and ion homeostasis, and as neuromodulators in circuits of the central nervous system.
Davies, Shireen-Anne +5 more
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Localization and distribution of CCK-8, NPY, Leu-ENK-, and Ghrelin- in the digestive tract of Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 This study describes the histological characteristics and distribution of gastrointestinal tract endocrine cells (ECs) of Prochilodus lineatus (detritivorous fish) using immunohistochemical procedures. The digestive tract of P.
CARLOS E. BARRIOS +4 more
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Segmentally homologous neurons acquire two different terminal neuropeptidergic fates in the Drosophila nervous system [PDF]
, 2018 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Allan, Douglas W. +8 more
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Neuroimmune Interaction: A Widespread Mutual Regulation and the Weapons for Barrier Organs
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Since the embryo, the nervous system and immune system have been interacting to regulate each other’s development and working together to resist harmful stimuli.
Yan Zhu +11 more
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