Female Sex Steroid Hormones and Pregnancy Regulate Receptors for Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide in Rat Mesenteric Arteries, but Not in Aorta

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a potent vasodilator neuropeptide known to be involved in the regulation of vascular tone. Results of previous studies from our laboratory and others suggest that vascular sensitivity to CGRP is enhanced during pregnancy and that the female sex steroid hormo...

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Main Authors: Chandrasekhar Yallampalli, S. B. Kondapaka, P. Lanlua, S. J. Wimalawansa, P. R R Gangula
Other Authors: UT Medical Branch at Galveston
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21210
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Institution: Mahidol University