title: The neuropeptide head activator stimulates amylase release from rat pancreas in vitro.
abstract: The neuropeptide head activator previously located in neural cells of the freshwater hydra was found to stimulate release of amylase from rat pancreatic lobules in vitro. It is unknown whether this effect may have physiological implications.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002108:Ceruletide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004285:Dogs / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006829:Hydra; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009479:Neuropeptides; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism*; D011761:Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D051381:Rats / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D009842:Oligopeptides; C032522:head activator peptide; D002108:Ceruletide; D000681:Amylases; D011761:Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid