ACE, a key element of this system, converts the inactive decapeptide angiotensin I into the vasoactive peptide angiotensin II, and also inactivates the vasodilator peptide bradykinin. These ...
We find that, following axotomy, sympathetic neurons in the superior cervical ganglion express vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), galanin, and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide, ...
VIPomas: also monitor plasma vasoactive intestinal peptide. Discontinue and treat if cholelithiasis complications are suspected. Hepatic or renal impairment. Dialysis patients. Elderly.