ABSTRACT

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a 37 am ino acid pep tide th a t arises from the alternate processing o f the RNA transcrip t o f the calcitonin gene.1,2 In the C N S, C G R P -lik e im m u n o re a c t iv i ty is especially concen tra ted in hypo tha lam ic areas an d ce rta in b ra in s tem nucle i (fo r detailed reviews see refs. 3,4).