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Preferred term

Receptors, Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • PACAP Receptor
  • PACAP Receptors
  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Peptide Receptor
  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide Receptor
  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Peptide Receptors
  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide Receptors
  • Receptor, PACAP
  • Receptors, PACAP

Scope note

  • A family of G-protein-coupled receptors that share significant homology with GLUCAGON RECEPTORS. They bind PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes that influence the behavior of CELLS.

History note

  • 2006(1990)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051236

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