calcitonin-related peptide alpha

calcitonin-related peptide alpha

A 37-residue neuropeptide encoded by CALCA on chromosome 11p15.2, which is generated by alternative RNA splicing of the gene transcripts and cleavage of inactive precursor proteins, and which acts as a vasodilator.

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