Description
Catch-relaxingpeptide(CARP)isapeptideoriginallyfoundinmollusksthatexhibitsneuromodulatoryandcardiomodulatoryactivity.CARPdecreasesheartrateandmodulatesmusclecontractilityinvivo.Additionally,CARPdecreasesslowly-inactivatingCa2+andCa2+-activatedK+currentsinsnailneurons.
References
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KissT.Catch-relaxingpeptide(CARP)decreasestheCa-permeABIlityofsnailneuronalmembrane.Experientia.1988Dec1;44(11-12):998-1000.PMID:2848713.
HirataT,KubotaI,TakabatakeI,etal.Catch-relaxingpeptideisolatedfromMytiluspedalganglia.BrainRes.1987Oct6;422(2):374-6.PMID:3676797.