Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) Is a Regulator of Astrocytes: PACAP Stimulates Proliferation and Production of Interleukin 6 (IL-6), but not Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), in Cultured Rat Astrocyte

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