 Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
"Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A multi-function neuropeptide that acts throughout the body by elevating intracellular cyclic AMP level via its interaction with PACAP RECEPTORS. Although first isolated from hypothalamic extracts and named for its action on the pituitary, it is widely distributed in the central and peripheral nervous systems. PACAP is important in the control of endocrine and homeostatic processes, such as secretion of pituitary and gut hormones and food intake.
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D051219
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D12.644.276.860.887 D12.644.400.625 D12.776.467.860.887 D12.776.641.600.887 D12.776.641.650.625 D23.529.850.887
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide" by people in Profiles.
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Rand CM, Patwari PP, Rodikova EA, Zhou L, Berry-Kravis EM, Wilson RJ, Bech-Hansen T, Weese-Mayer DE. Rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation: analysis of hypothalamic and autonomic candidate genes. Pediatr Res. 2011 Oct; 70(4):375-8.
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Cummings KJ, Klotz C, Liu WQ, Weese-Mayer DE, Marazita ML, Cooper ME, Berry-Kravis EM, Tobias R, Goldie C, Bech-Hansen NT, Wilson RJ. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in African Americans: polymorphisms in the gene encoding the stress peptide pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP). Acta Paediatr. 2009 Mar; 98(3):482-9.
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Adams BA, Gray SL, Isaac ER, Bianco AC, Vidal-Puig AJ, Sherwood NM. Feeding and metabolism in mice lacking pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide. Endocrinology. 2008 Apr; 149(4):1571-80.
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