8.2. Effects in the pancreas 8.3. Effects on the intestinal sphincter 8.4. Effects on intestinal
motility 8.5. Effects on intestinal cellular proliferation 8.6. Effects on intestinal fluid and ion …

A classical route to development of new physiological knowledge has been recognition of
the existence of a neural or humoral agent on the basis of phenomena observed in whole …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal
polypeptide (VIP) have been proposed to be neurotransmitters/neuromodulators in cerebral …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of exocytosis from neuronal large
dense-cored vesicles. Regulated exocytosis operates in cell types ranging from primitive …

Neumpeptidc Y (NPYJ is a 36 amino acid prptide present in the brain, the adrenal medulla
and peripheral sympathetic nerves. The localization and mode of release of NPY led to the …

Pharmacological and physiological aspects for neuropeptide Y (NPY) and noradrenaline
(NA) cotransmission have been studied in the peripheral sympathetic nervous control of …

Perivascular nerve fibers containing neuropeptide Y (NPY)-like immunoreactivity were
identified around cerebral blood vessels of human, cat, guinea pig, rat, and mouse. The …

The actions of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on the circulation is currently the subject of much
research that has been stimulated by findings of its co-storage and cooperation with …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is clearly age-related and represents one of the deadliest
cancer types worldwide. As a result of globally increasing risk factors including metabolic …

Neuropeptide Y, a major neuropeptide and potent vasoconstrictor, inhibited isoproterenol-
stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in cultured rat atrial cells as well as in atrial …