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Discovery, isolation, and characterization of bombesin-like peptides by Erspamer, V

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Deltorphins: A Family of Naturally Occurring Peptides with High Affinity and Selectivity for δ Opioid Binding Sites by Erspamer, Vittorio, Melchiorri, Pietro, Falconieri-Erspamer, Giuliana, Negri, Lucia, Corsi, Rita, Severini, Cinzia, Barra, Donatella, Simmaco, Maurizio, Kreil, Gunther

“…Deltorphins are endogenous linear heptapeptides, isolated from skin extracts of frogs belonging to the genus Phyllomedusa, that have a higher affinity and…”
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Fetal alveolar epithelial cells contain [D-Ala(2)]-deltorphin I-like immunoreactivity: delta- and mu-opiate receptors mediate opposite effects in developing lung by Sunday, M E, Haley, K J, Emanuel, R L, Torday, J S, Asokananthan, N, Sikorski, K A, Tooyama, I, Kimura, H, Renda, T, Erspamer, V

“…Opiate-like peptides can regulate many cellular functions. We now map [D-Ala(2)]deltorphin I (DADTI)-like immunoreactivity (DADTI-LI) in developing mouse lung…”
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The Tachykinin Peptide Family by Severini, Cinzia, Improta, Giovanna, Falconieri-Erspamer, Giuliana, Salvadori, Severo, Erspamer, Vittorio

“…The tachykinin peptide family certainly represents one of the largest peptide families described in the animal organism. So far, more than 40 tachykinins have…”
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PHARMACOLOGICAL DATA ON DERMORPHINS, A NEW CLASS OF POTENT OPIOID PEPTIDES FROM AMPHIBIAN SKIN by BROCCARDO, M., ERSPAMER, V., FALCONIERI, G., IMPROTA, G., LINARI, G., MELCHIORRI, P., MONTECUCCHI, PC

“…1 Dermorphin and Hyp6‐dermorphin are the first representatives of a new class of potent opioid peptides occurring in amphibian skin. They present the unique…”
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Dermorphin-Related Peptides from the Skin of Phyllomedusa bicolor and their Amidated Analogs Activate Two μ Opioid Receptor Subtypes that Modulate Antinociception and Catalepsy in the Rat by Negri, Lucia, Erspamer, Giuliana Falconieri, Severini, Cinzia, Potenza, Rosa Luisa, Melchiorri, Pietro, Erspamer, Vittorio

“…Three naturally occurring dermorphin-like peptides from the skin of the frog Phyllomedusa bicolor, the related carboxyl-terminal amides, and some substituted…”
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Historical introduction: the Italian contribution to the discovery of 5-hydroxytryptamine (enteramine, serotonin) by Erspamer, V

“…In 1949-1951 two independent lines of research led to the discovery and elucidation of the structure of serotonin and enteramine, and their identification with…”
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Different receptors mediate the action of bombesin-related peptides on gastric smooth muscle cells by Severi, C, Jensen, R T, Erspamer, V, D'Arpino, L, Coy, D H, Torsoli, A, Delle Fave, G

“…Recent studies suggest that different subtypes of receptors may mediate the action of various bombesin-related peptides in different tissues. In the present…”
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Long-term sensitization to the activation of cerebral delta-opioid receptors by the deltorphin Tyr-D-Ala-Phe-Glu-Val-Val-Gly-NH2 in rats exposed to morphine by MELCHIORRI, P, MARITATI, M, NEGRI, L, ERSPAMER, V

“…In experiments to evaluate responses to the activation of cerebral delta-opioid receptors, repeated daily injection of the selective delta-opioid agonist…”
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[D-Ala2]Deltorphin I-Like Immunoreactivity in the Adult Rat Brain: Immunohistochemical Localization by Tooyama, Ikuo, Abe, Hiromichi, Renda, Tindaro, Erspamer, Vittorio, Kimura, Hiroshi

“…Using a specific antiserum recently raised against [D-Ala2]deltorphin I (DADTI: Tyr-D-Ala-Phe-Asp-Val-Val-Gly-HN2), a highly selective ligand for δ-opioid…”
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Phyllomedusa skin: a huge factory and store-house of a variety of active peptides by Erspamer, V, Melchiorri, P, Falconieri Erspamer, G, Montecucchi, P C, de Castiglione, R

“…The skin of the neotropical hylid frogs belonging to the subfamily. Phyllomedusinae is a formidable factory and store-house of a variety of active peptides…”
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Active polypeptides of the amphibian skin and their synthetic analogues by Erspamer, V., Melchiorri, P.

“…Abstract…”
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Alkaloids from Australian Frogs (Myobatrachidae): Pseudophrynamines and Pumiliotoxins by Daly, J. W, Garraffo, H. M, Pannell, L. K, Spande, T. F, Severini, C, Erspamer, V

“…Australian frogs of the genus Pseudophryne contain two distinct classes of alkaloids. The pseudophrynamine class (3a-prenyl pyrrolo[2,3-b]indoles) are unique…”
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Pseudophrynamine A: an unusual prenyl pyrrolo[2,3-b]indole ester from an Australian frog, Pseudophryne coriacea (Myobatrachidae) by Spande, T. F, Edwards, M. W, Pannell, L. K, Daly, J. W, Erspamer, V, Melchiorri, P

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Progress report: caerulein by Erspamer, V

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GASTRIN RELEASE BY BOMBESIN IN THE DOG by BERTACCINI, G., ERSPAMER, V., MELCHIORRI, P., SOPRANZI, N.

“…1 The intravenous infusion of bombesin produced in intact dogs and, more strikingly in dogs provided with gastric fistulae a sharp increase in plasma levels of…”
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Pharmacology of indole-alkylamines by ERSPAMER, V

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Biogenic amines and active polypeptides of the amphibian skin by Erspamer, V

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EVIDENCE OF CHOLECYSTOKININ RELEASE BY BOMBESIN IN THE DOG by ERSPAMER, V., IMPROTA, G., MELCHIORRI, P., SOPRANZI, N.

“…1 The intravenous infusion of bombesin elicited in the dog a contraction of the gall bladder with decreased opening pressure of the choledocho‐duodenal…”
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Parallel bioassay of physalaemin and kassinin, a tachykinin dodecapeptide from the skin of the African frog Kassina senegalensis by Erspamer, G F, Erspamer, V, Piccinelli, D

“…1. Kassinin, a tachykinin dodecapeptide isolated from the skin of the African frog Kassina senegalensis was submitted to parallel bioassay with physalaemin,…”
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