PACAP, VIP and their receptors in the metazoa Insights about the origin and evolution of the ligand-receptor pair

The evolution, function and interaction of ligand–receptor pairs are of major pharmaceutical interest. Comparative sequence analysis approaches using data from phylogenetically distant organisms can provide insights into their origin and possible physiological roles. The present review focuses on th...

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Main Author: Cardoso, J. C. R. (author)
Other Authors: Vieira, Florbela A. (author), Gomes, Ana S. (author), Power, Deborah (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5461
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/5461