Structure-Activity Relationships of FMRF-NH₂ Peptides Demonstrate A Role for the Conserved C Terminus and Unique N-Terminal Extension in Modulating Cardiac Contractility

• Benjamin F. Maynard ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Benjamin F. Maynard, Chloe Bass

  Affiliations Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Undergraduate Biochemistry Honors Research Program, Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Chloe Bass ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Benjamin F. Maynard, Chloe Bass

  Affiliations Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Undergraduate Chemistry Honors Research Program, Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Chris Katanski,

  Affiliations Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Undergraduate Biochemistry Honors Research Program, Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Kiran Thakur,

  Current address: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Beth Manoogian,

  Current address: and Dr. Manoogian is at University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Megan Leander,

  Affiliations Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Undergraduate Biochemistry Honors Research Program, Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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• Ruthann Nichols

  * E-mail: nicholsr@umich.edu

  Affiliations Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Undergraduate Biochemistry Honors Research Program, Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Undergraduate Chemistry Honors Research Program, Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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