The Com parative Activity o f Adrenomedullin and CGRP to Potentiate Inflam m atory Oedema F o rm a tio n

T he in traderm al in jection o f calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and adreno­ m edullin (ADM) leads to increased m icrovascular b lood flow in rat skin .1 ADM was suggested to be 3-30 tim es less po ten t than C G R P in th ese s tu d ies w h ich u sed th e 133Xe-clearance technique as a m easure o f cutaneous b lood flow.