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Chem Mater 22:755761

The mechanism isn't fully elucidated but is thought to be related to the peptide's interaction with receptors that can cause transient vasodilation (widening of the blood vessels)

Apicomplexans have a partially developed pathway while Kinetoplastids have a fully developed one

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Studies on the possible role of this peptide in the regulation of renal hemodynamics and sodium excretion have yielded conflicting results