Published in Nature on July 12, 1979
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide. A neurotransmitter for lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. J Clin Invest (1984) 1.08
Neuroendocrine responses to stimulation of the vagus nerves in bursts in conscious calves. J Physiol (1983) 1.04
The role of nitric oxide in inhibitory non-adrenergic non-cholinergic neurotransmission in the canine lower oesophageal sphincter. Br J Pharmacol (1991) 0.98
Role of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in the internal anal sphincter relaxation of the opossum. J Clin Invest (1988) 0.91
Contribution of ATP and nitric oxide to NANC inhibitory transmission in rat pyloric sphincter. Br J Pharmacol (1994) 0.90
Intramural distribution of regulatory peptides in the sigmoid-recto-anal region of the human gut. Gut (1988) 0.84
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide mediates cholecystokinin-induced relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi. J Clin Invest (1988) 0.84
Distribution and effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide in cat and human lower oesophageal sphincter. Br J Pharmacol (1995) 0.81
Peptide immunoreactive nerves and cells of the guinea pig gall bladder and biliary pathways. Gut (1983) 0.75
Peptidergic innervation of the internal anal sphincter in Hirschsprung's disease. Pediatr Surg Int (2013) 0.75
Plasma gastrin and gastric enterochromaffinlike cell activation and proliferation. Studies with omeprazole and ranitidine in intact and antrectomized rats. Gastroenterology (1986) 2.46
Localization of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) to central and peripheral neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1976) 2.45
Neuropeptide Y co-exists and co-operates with noradrenaline in perivascular nerve fibers. Regul Pept (1984) 2.27
Nervous release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in the gastrointestinal tract of cats: possible physiological implications. J Physiol (1978) 2.16
Vascular endothelial growth factor is a neurotrophic factor which stimulates axonal outgrowth through the flk-1 receptor. Eur J Neurosci (2000) 2.12
Evidence for different pre-and post-junctional receptors for neuropeptide Y and related peptides. Regul Pept (1986) 2.05
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in cholinergic neurons of exocrine glands: functional significance of coexisting transmitters for vasodilation and secretion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1980) 2.00
Endocrine cells in human intestine: an immunocytochemical study. Gastroenterology (1983) 1.90
Allergic eosinophil-rich inflammation develops in lungs and airways of B cell-deficient mice. J Exp Med (1997) 1.84
The ghrelin cell: a novel developmentally regulated islet cell in the human pancreas. Regul Pept (2002) 1.82
A specific substance P antagonist blocks smooth muscle contractions induced by non-cholinergic, non-adrenergic nerve stimulation. Nature (1981) 1.76
Pancreatic polypeptide - a postulated new hormone: identification of its cellular storage site by light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry. Diabetologia (1976) 1.74
Localization of substance P-like immunoreactivity in mouse gut. Histochemistry (1975) 1.71
Calcitonin gene-related peptide: functional role in cerebrovascular regulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1986) 1.65
Vagal, cholinergic regulation of pancreatic polypeptide secretion. J Clin Invest (1978) 1.63
Influence of the autonomic nervous system on the release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide from the porcine gastrointestinal tract. J Physiol (1978) 1.59
Histamine in endocrine cells in the stomach. A survey of several species using a panel of histamine antibodies. Histochemistry (1986) 1.57
Occurrence and distribution of VIP nerves in the nasal mucosa and tracheobronchial wall. Acta Otolaryngol (1979) 1.54
Plasma exudation as a first line respiratory mucosal defence. Clin Exp Allergy (1991) 1.52
Influence of microbial species on small intestinal myoelectric activity and transit in germ-free rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2001) 1.51
Co-existence of peptide HI (PHI) and VIP in nerves regulating blood flow and bronchial smooth muscle tone in various mammals including man. Peptides (1984) 1.51
PACAP and glutamate are co-stored in the retinohypothalamic tract. J Comp Neurol (2000) 1.49
Increased carbon monoxide levels in the nasal airways of subjects with a history of seasonal allergic rhinitis and in patients with upper respiratory tract infection. Clin Exp Allergy (2002) 1.48
Ghrelin is expressed in a novel endocrine cell type in developing rat islets and inhibits insulin secretion from INS-1 (832/13) cells. J Histochem Cytochem (2004) 1.47
Radioimmunoassay of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in plasma. J Lab Clin Med (1977) 1.47
Prompt epithelial damage and restitution processes in allergen challenged guinea-pig trachea in vivo. Clin Exp Allergy (1997) 1.46
Neuropeptide Y potentiates the effect of various vasoconstrictor agents on rabbit blood vessels. Br J Pharmacol (1984) 1.46
Modification of vasoconstrictor responses in cerebral blood vessels by lesioning of the trigeminal nerve: possible involvement of CGRP. Cephalalgia (1995) 1.44
In vivo restitution of airway epithelium. Cell Tissue Res (1995) 1.43
Endogenous hypergastrinaemia does not promote growth of colonic mucosa or of a transplanted colon adenocarcinoma in rats. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (1998) 1.42
Low-dose cyclosporin for Crohn's disease: implications for clinical trials. Aliment Pharmacol Ther (1989) 1.42
Mixed endocrine pancreatic tumors producing several peptide hormones. Am J Pathol (1975) 1.41
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) in the retinohypothalamic tract: a potential daytime regulator of the biological clock. J Neurosci (1997) 1.40
Biological evaluation of substance P antagonists. Br J Pharmacol (1984) 1.39
S-enantiomer of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram compared with racemate citalopram (S+R). Pharmacol Toxicol (2001) 1.39
Neuropeptides and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) in CSF from patients with ALS. Acta Neurol Scand (1989) 1.39
Motor responses in rat ileum evoked by nitric oxide donors vs. field stimulation: modulation by pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide, forskolin and guanylate cyclase inhibitors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (1997) 1.36
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide: measurement, distribution and putative neurotransmitter function. Digestion (1979) 1.36
Natural killer cells determine development of allergen-induced eosinophilic airway inflammation in mice. J Exp Med (1999) 1.34
Neuropeptide Y potentiates noradrenaline-evoked vasoconstriction: mode of action. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (1985) 1.34
The role of endogenous gastrin in the activation of gastric histidine decarboxylase in the rat. Effect of antrectomy and vagal denervation. Eur J Pharmacol (1970) 1.34
Impaired gastric acid secretion in gastrin-deficient mice. Am J Physiol (1998) 1.33
Multiple tachykinin pools in sensory nerve fibres in the rabbit iris. Neuroscience (1987) 1.32
Peptidergic (substance P) nerves in the genito-urinary tract. Neuroscience (1978) 1.31
Release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) by electric stimulation of the vagal nerves. Gastroenterology (1977) 1.30
Cellular localization of histamine and monoamines in the gastric mucosa of man. Histochemie (1969) 1.30
Peptidergic (enkephalin) innervation of the mammalian esophagus. Gastroenterology (1980) 1.27
Immunohistochemical localization of a vasodilatory polypeptide (VIP) in cerebrovascular nerves. Brain Res (1976) 1.27
Fluorometric determination of histamine with OPT: optimum reaction conditions and tests of identity. Anal Biochem (1972) 1.27
Primary sensory neurons of the rat showing calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactivity and their relation to substance P-, somatostatin-, galanin-, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide- and cholecystokinin-immunoreactive ganglion cells. Cell Tissue Res (1987) 1.27
Correlation between serum gastrin concentration and rat stomach histidine decarboxylase activity. J Physiol (1974) 1.27
Distribution and properties of glucagon immunoreactivity in the digestive tract of various mammals: an immunohistochemical and immunochemical study. Histochemistry (1975) 1.27
A-like cells in the rat stomach contain ghrelin and do not operate under gastrin control. Regul Pept (2001) 1.26
Calcitonin gene-related peptide and cerebral blood vessels: distribution and vasomotor effects. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab (1987) 1.26
Neuropeptide expression in rat dorsal root ganglion cells and spinal cord after peripheral nerve injury with special reference to galanin. Neuroscience (1989) 1.26
Coexistence of peptide YY and glicentin immunoreactivity in endocrine cells of the gut. Regul Pept (1984) 1.26
The effect of neuropeptide Y and peptide YY on electrogenic ion transport in rat intestinal epithelia. J Physiol (1988) 1.25
Lack of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide nerves in esophageal achalasia. Gastroenterology (1983) 1.25
Peptide-containing nerve fibers in the stomach wall of rat and mouse. Gastroenterology (1985) 1.23
Gastrin stimulates the self-replication rate of enterochromaffinlike cells in the rat stomach. Effects of omeprazole, ranitidine, and gastrin-17 in intact and antrectomized rats. Gastroenterology (1990) 1.23
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP): perivascular distribution and vasodilatory effects. Regul Pept (1986) 1.22
Substance P: immunohistochemical localization and effect upon cat pial arteries in vitro and in situ. J Physiol (1981) 1.22
Concomitant histochemical demonstration of histamine and catecholamines in enterochromaffin-like cells of gastric mucosa. Life Sci (1967) 1.22
Distribution of galanin-like immunoreactivity in the gastro-intestinal tract of several mammalian species. Cell Tissue Res (1985) 1.22
Release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide from the cat small intestine exposed to cholera toxin. Gut (1981) 1.22
Suppression of rat stomach histidine decarboxylase activity by histamine: H2-receptor-mediated feed-back. J Physiol (1977) 1.20
Distribution, ontogeny and ultrastructure of somatostatin immunoreactive cells in the pancreas and gut. Cell Tissue Res (1977) 1.20