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Calcitonin gene-related peptide in blood: is it increased in the external jugular vein during migraine and cluster headache? A review

The involvement of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in migraine pathophysiological mechanisms is shown by the facts that CGRP can induce migraine and that two CGRP antagonists, olcegepant and telcagepant, are effective in the treatment of migraine attacks. Increase of the neuropeptide CGRP dur...

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Main Authors: Tfelt-Hansen, Peer, Le, Han
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Milan 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3451987/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19330286
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-009-0112-8
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