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Target
Crustacean Cardioactive Peptide (CCAP)
Substanzklasse
Peptide
Hintergrund
The crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is a potentcardioexcitatory substance, originally identified in thepericardial organs of the shore crab, Carcinus means. It also modulates the neuronal activity in other arthropods. Crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is a modulator of oviduct contractions in Locusta migratoria.