| Literature DB >> 2790388 |
H M Cox1, J A Ferrar, A W Cuthbert.
Abstract
Both alpha- and beta-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) exhibit concentration-dependent dual actions upon rat colonic epithelia. At low concentrations (i.e. 0.03-10 nM) both CGRPs produce antisecretory effects that are abolished by pretreating tissues with tetrodotoxin (TTX). At higher concentrations (30-200 nM) secretory responses predominate and these effects are not abolished by TTX. It is suggested that the mediator of the antisecretory actions of CGRPs is somatostatin.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2790388 PMCID: PMC1854645 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1989.tb12553.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739