TY - BOOK AU - Gabriel Rosselin [ editor ] TI - International Symposium on Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide & Related Regulatory Peptides: From Molecular Biology to Clinical Applications: Euroconference, Strasbourg (Bischenberg), 19-23 September 1993 SN - 9810217889 U1 - 612.015756 INT PY - 1994/// CY - Singapore ; River Edge, N.J PB - World Scientific KW - Vasoactive intestinal peptide -- Congresses. Peptide hormones -- Congresses. Pituitary hormones -- Congresses. N1 - "The 6th International Symposium on VIP and the 3rd PACAP Symposium was held in Bischenberg near Strasbourg on 19-23 September 1993"--Preface; Biosynthesis and Structure-Function: Biosynthesis and Processing of PACAP and Characterization of its Receptors (A Arimura & H Onda); Expression of a VIP-Beta Galactosidase Transgene (P J Tolentino et al.) Receptors: G-Proteins and Membrane Transduction: A New Model (M Rodbell), Molecular Cloning and Functional Expression of the Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) Type I Receptor (J R Pisegna & SA Wank); Neuronal Functions: VIP Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex: Promiscuous Cells with Homeostatic Functions (P J Magistretti et al.), Met-Enkephalin and Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Modulate Guanine Nucleotide Regulated Proteins in the Caudate Nucleus of the Rat (S Drescher & A Moser); Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Functions: Sudden and Sequential Activation of Adenyl Cyclase, Immediate Early and Tyrosine Hydroxylase Genes in Primary Chromaffin Cell Cultures Transiently Exposed to PACAP (R A Rius et ai); Distribution and Neuroendocrine Actions c' Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) in Amphibians (L Yon et al.)-, Clinical Relevance: Potential Role of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide and Related Peptides in Starvation and Endurance Exercise (A M O'Connor et aL)-l Effects of PACAP and VIP on the Isolated Rat Heart (i Bisler et al.); Cellular Proliferation: The Role of GRF Receptor in Pituitary Cell Proliferation (C R Lin et al.); Use of the Multiple Trans-Activation Properties of SV40 Large T and Small t Antigens to Understand Regulation of Growth Responsive Genes (M P Loeken) Immune System: Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) and Related Peptides: A New Class of AntiInflammatory Agents? (H Pakbaz et al.) VIP is an Inducer of Interferon (M K Cheibi-Alix et al.) and other papers N2 - Provides information on the class of peptides with high biological activity, which function as hormones or neurotransmitters and have analogous structures. These peptides include the Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP), and the Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptides (PACAP 38 and 27) ER -