Tachykinin: recent developments and novel roles in health and disease

Over 80 years has passed since the discovery of substance P (SP), and a variety of peptides of the tachykinin (TK) family have been found and investigated. SP, neurokinin A (NKA), and neurokinin B (NKB) are representative peptides in mammalian species. SP and NKA are major excitatory neurotransmitte...

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Main Author: Onaga Takenori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2014-06-01
Series:Biomolecular Concepts
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2014-0008