The calcitonin family of peptides comprises calcitonin, amylin, two calcitonin gene-related
peptides (CGRPs), and adrenomedullin. The first calcitonin receptor was cloned in 1991. Its …

… Species abbreviations are h for humans, m for mouse, r for rat, x for Xenopus laevis, z for
zebrafish, and Dm for Drosophila melanogaster. mGCRC is a murine orphan receptor. Figure …

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of degenerative dementia and is
characterized by progressive impairment in cognitive function during mid- to late-adult life. Brains …

Pearse’s ‘APUD” cell theory helps define the ontogeny and differentiation programs of small
polypeptide hormone-secreting cells of diverse tissue origins. Cells with such features may …

Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is critical in the modulation of cholesterol and phospholipid transport
between cells of different types. Human apoE is a polymorphic protein with three common …

… HANISCH AND R. QUIRION. Neuroanatomical localization, pharmacological characterization
and functions of CGRP, related peptides and their receptors. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV …

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, with progressive cognitive
deficits being the primary symptom. AD is neuropathologically characterized by amyloid and …

Exogenous neuropeptide Y (NPY) reduces experimental anxiety in a wide range of animal
models. The generation of an NPY-transgenic rat has provided a unique model to examine …

Dopamine supersensitivity occurs in schizophrenia and other psychoses, and after hippocampal
lesions, antipsychotics, ethanol, amphetamine, phencyclidine, gene knockouts of Dbh (…

We have examined the anxiolytic activity of acute and chronic antidepressant treatment in an
animal model of anxiety involving novelty-suppressed feeding. Rats were food deprived for …