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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Nerve Growth Factors > Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Nerve Growth Factors > Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Nerve Growth Factors > Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Nerve Growth Factors > Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide

Preferred term

Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • PACAP
  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide

Scope note

  • A multi-function neuropeptide that acts throughout the body by elevating intracellular cyclic AMP level via its interaction with PACAP RECEPTORS and VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE RECEPTOR. 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.

History note

  • 2006(1990)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051219

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