Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in zebrafish models of nephrotic syndrome.

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is an inhibitor of megakaryopoiesis and platelet function. Recently, PACAP deficiency was observed in children with nephrotic syndrome (NS), associated with increased platelet count and aggregability and increased risk of thrombosis. To furt...

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Main Authors: Benedicte Eneman, Mohamed A Elmonem, Lambertus P van den Heuvel, Laleh Khodaparast, Ladan Khodaparast, Chris van Geet, Kathleen Freson, Elena Levtchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5536324?pdf=render