Adrenomedullin (ADM or AM) is a peptide hormone that in humans is encoded by the ADM gene. It is an ubiquitously expressed peptide initially isolated from pheochromyctoma, a tumor of the adrenal medulla (hence the name). A second peptide AM2 has been identified, exhibiting a similar functions. It was discovered in 1993. == Function == Adrenomedull...
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One of the calcitonin family peptides.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. A peptide produced by vascular endothelium and the adrenal medulla; in experimental animal studies, it exerts a long-lasting hypotensive effect associated with reduced vascular resistance and inhibition of aldosterone secretion from the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex.
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