Changes in the Expression of Calcitonin Receptor-Like Receptor, Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein (RAMP) 1, RAMP2, and RAMP3 in Rat Uterus During Pregnancy, Labor, and by Steroid Hormone Treatments
- 28 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 69 (4) , 1432-1437
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.015628
Abstract
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and its related peptide, adrenomedullin (AM), are potent smooth muscle relaxants in a variety of tissues. The CKeywords
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