Mice lacking α-calcitonin gene-related peptide exhibit normal cardiovascular regulation and neuromuscular development

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-120

  Lu, Jonathan T ^a   Son, Young Jin ^b   Lee, Jongho ^a   Jetton, Thomas L ^a   Shiota, Masakazu ^a   Moscoso, Lisa ^b   Niswender, Kevin D ^a   Loewy, Arthur D ^b   Magnuson, Mark A ^a   Sanes, Joshua R ^b   Emeson, Ronald B ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; MOUSE; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; TESTIS DESCENT;

EID: 0032868529     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1999.0767     Document Type: Article

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