“…2010;14(5) Function TAC1 peptides function in both pathologic and physiologic processes. These include hematopoiesis, gastrointestinal secretory processes, respiratory patterns, calcium signaling, neuropeptide signaling, pain, synaptic transmission, insemination (Murthy et al, 2008;David et al, 2009); inflammatory response, autism, and pulmonary infection (Marui et al, 2007;Grissell et al, 2007). In normal respiratory development, TAC1 appears to be a crucial gene, exerting plasticity during development (Berner et al, 2007).…”