pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide activity

id: GO:0016521
name: pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The action characteristic of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide, a peptide produced in the hypothalamus that binds to receptors to exert pleiotropic effects including control of neurotransmitter release, vasodilation, bronchodilation, activation of intestinal motility, increase in insulin and histamine secretion, immune modulation, and stimulation of cell proliferation and differentiation.

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