2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Central effects of rat β calcitonin-gene related protein on energy homeostasis in rats
Project/Area Number |
20590210
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
General physiology
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Research Institution | University of Miyazaki |
Principal Investigator |
SAWADA Hirotake University of Miyazaki, 医学部, 講師 (40332895)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
MINAMINO Naoto 国立循環器病センター, 薬理部, 部長 (50124839)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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Keywords | 受容体 / 細胞内シグナル伝達 |
Research Abstract |
We demonstrated that rat βCGRP can function as a specific ligand for CT-R and a catabolic signaling molecule in the rat CNS. These results suggest that rat βCGRP functions as a specific ligand for the CT-R and a catabolic signaling molecule in the CNS.
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