Description
Calcitoningene-relatedpeptide(CGRP)(8-37)inhibitstheCGRPreceptorandisusedinresearchstudiestoexaminetheeffectsofCGRP.CGRP(8-37)inhibitstheeffectsofghrelinandinducescaspase3-mediatedapoptosisinretinalcellsofanimalmodelsofcoronaryarteryocclusion.LikeCGRP,thisfragmentlikelybindsRAMP1andCGRPreceptors.