Effect of Adrenomedullin on Adrenergic Vasoconstriction in Mesenteric Resistance Arteries of the Rat

• Main Authors: Shinji Akiyama (Author), Yukako Hatanaka (Author), Narumi Hobara (Author), Jin Honghua (Author), Keiji Kosugi (Author), Fusako Takayama (Author), Hiromu Kawasaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adrenomedullin (AM) is a hypotensive peptide that belongs to a family of peptides structurally related to calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). The present study examined the effect of AM on adrenergic nerve-mediated vasoconstriction in rat perfused mesenteric vascular beds without endothelium. Pe...