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Distribution and protective function of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide in the retina

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), which is found in 27- or 38-amino acid forms, belongs to the VIP/glucagon/secretin family. PACAP and its three receptor subtypes are expressed in neural tissues, with PACAP known to exert a protective effect against several types of neural...

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Autores principales: Nakamachi, Tomoya, Matkovits, Attila, Seki, Tamotsu, Shioda, Seiji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23189073
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2012.00145