Amunine (ovine CRF), urotensin I and sauvagine, three structurally-related peptides, produce selective dilation of the mesenteric circulation.

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Published in Pharmacology on January 01, 1982

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K L MacCannell, K Lederis, P L Hamilton, J Rivier

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