calcitonin gene-related peptide
Physiology and Biology
noun
A neuropeptide produced especially in the hypothalamus, which acts as a neuromodulator, and is a potent vasodilator and hypotensive agent.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science.
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