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List of works by S J Wimalawansa

A Four-Year Randomized Controlled Trial of Hormone Replacement and Bisphosphonate, Alone or in Combination, in Women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

scientific article published on 01 March 1998

A new sensitive and fast peptide immunoassay based on enzyme amplification used in the determination of CGRP and the demonstration of its presence in the thyroid

scientific article published on 01 July 1985

Adrenomedullin antagonist treatment during early gestation in rats causes fetoplacental growth restriction through apoptosis

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Adrenomedullin requires an intact nitric oxide system to function as an endogenous vasodilator in rat gestation

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Age-related increase of calcitonin gene-related peptide in rat thyroid and circulation

scientific article published on 01 September 1991

Amylin, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Calcitonin, and Adrenomedullin: A Peptide Superfamily

scientific article published on January 1, 1997

An expression relating breaking stress and density of trabecular bone

scientific article published on 01 August 2004

Arthritic calcitonin/alpha calcitonin gene-related peptide knockout mice have reduced nociceptive hypersensitivity

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Associations of vitamin D with insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome

scientific article published on 20 September 2016

Bisphosphonate-associated osteomyelitis of the jaw: guidelines for practicing clinicians.

scientific article published on December 2008

CGRP1 and NK1 receptors in postnatal, developing rat dental tissues.

scientific article published in December 2003

Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide (CGRP) is a Mediator of Vascular Adaptations During Hypertension in Pregnancy

scientific article published on 01 April 1998

Calcitonin gene-related peptide and its specific binding sites in the cardiovascular system of rat

scientific article published on 01 July 1988

Calcitonin gene-related peptide in pregnancy and its emerging receptor heterogeneity.

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Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor expression in the neurons and glia of developing rat cerebellum: an autoradiographic and immunohistochemical analysis.

scientific article published in January 2000

Calcium and Vitamin D in Human Health: Hype or Real?

scientific article published on 16 December 2017

Clinical practice guidelines for vitamin D in the United Arab Emirates.

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Combined therapy with estrogen and etidronate has an additive effect on bone mineral density in the hip and vertebrae: four-year randomized study

scientific article published on 01 July 1995

Comparative study of distribution and biochemical characterization of brain calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors in five different species.

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Does fluoride cause the mysterious chronic kidney disease of multifactorial origin?

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

Dramatic response to plicamycin in a patient with severe Paget's disease refractory to calcitonin and pamidronate

scientific article published on 01 February 1994

Effects of in vivo stimulation on molecular forms of circulatory calcitonin and calcitonin gene-related peptide in man.

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Effects of pregnancy and female sex steroid hormones on calcitonin gene-related peptide content of mesenteric artery in rats

scientific article published on 01 November 2002

Emphasizing the health benefits of vitamin D for those with neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disabilities

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Escalating chronic kidney diseases of multi-factorial origin (CKD-mfo) in Sri Lanka: causes, solutions, and recommendations-update and responses.

scientific article published on 19 February 2015

Escalating chronic kidney diseases of multi-factorial origin in Sri Lanka: causes, solutions, and recommendations

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Expression and Function of the Calcitonin Gene Products

scientific article published on January 1, 1991

Female sex steroid hormones and pregnancy regulate receptors for calcitonin gene-related peptide in rat mesenteric arteries, but not in aorta.

scientific article published on 10 December 2003

Heterogeneity of plasma calcitonin gene-related peptide: partial characterisation of immunoreactive forms

scientific article published on 01 March 1988

Immunohistochemical localization of amylin in rat brainstem

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

In vivo and in vitro effects of amylin and amylin-amide on calcium metabolism in the rat and rabbit

scientific article published on 01 July 1989

In vivo central actions of rat amylin

scientific article published on 01 April 1995

Insight into bisphosphonate-associated osteomyelitis of the jaw: pathophysiology, mechanisms and clinical management

scientific article published on 01 July 2008

Isolation, purification and characterization of beta-hCGRP from human spinal cord

scientific article published on 01 March 1990

Isolation, purification, and characterization of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor.

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Long- and short-term side effects and safety of calcitonin in man: a prospective study

scientific article published on 01 February 1993

Mechanisms involved in calcitonin gene-related Peptide-induced relaxation in pregnant rat uterine artery.

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Mechanisms of developing post-traumatic stress disorder: new targets for drug development and other potential interventions.

scientific article published on January 2014

Mesenteric arterial relaxation to calcitonin gene-related peptide is increased during pregnancy and by sex steroid hormones.

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Multiple recurrent giant cell lesions associated with high circulating levels of parathyroid hormone-related peptide in a young adult

scientific article published on 01 April 1991

Nitric oxide donor alleviates ovariectomy-induced bone loss

scientific article published on 01 April 1996

Nitric oxide: new evidence for novel therapeutic indications

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

Nitric oxide: novel therapy for osteoporosis

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Non-musculoskeletal benefits of vitamin D.

scientific article published on 20 September 2016

Novel targets and therapeutics for bone loss.

scientific article published on April 2006

Ocular irritative response to YAG laser capsulotomy in rabbits: release of calcitonin gene-related peptide and effects of methysergide

scientific article published on April 1, 1992

Optimal frequency of administration of pamidronate in patients with hypercalcaemia of malignancy

scientific article published on 01 November 1994

Pamidronate is effective for Paget's disease of bone refractory to conventional therapy

scientific article published on 01 October 1993

Placental and fetal growth and development in late rat gestation is dependent on adrenomedullin.

scientific article published in September 2002

Prevention of corticosteroid-induced bone loss with nitric oxide donor nitroglycerin in male rats

scientific article published on 01 September 1997

Rationale for using nitric oxide donor therapy for prevention of bone loss and treatment of osteoporosis in humans.

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Receptor for calcitonin gene-related peptide: localization in the dorsal and ventral spinal cord

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

Regulation of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors in the rat uterus during pregnancy and labor and by progesterone

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Sex steroid hormones enhance hypotensive effects of calcitonin gene-related Peptide in aged female rats.

scientific article published in December 2002

Specific N-terminal CGRP fragments mitigate chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Stigma of obesity: A major barrier to overcome

scientific article published on 18 June 2014

Studies on the effects of the N-terminal domain antibodies of calcitonin receptor-like receptor and receptor activity-modifying protein 1 on calcitonin gene-related peptide-induced vasorelaxation in rat uterine artery.

scientific article published on 11 February 2004

The effects of neonatal capsaicin on plasma levels and tissue contents of CGRP

scientific article published on 01 March 1993

The efficacy of acute administration of pamidronate on the conservation of bone mass following severe burn injury in children: a double-blind, randomized, controlled study.

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There is no evidence that organochlorine pesticides, such as DDT, cause chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology

scientific article published on 12 September 2018

Uterine relaxation responses to calcitonin gene-related peptide and calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors decreased during labor in rats

scientific article published on 01 August 1998

Validation, role in perioperative assessment, and clinical applications of an immunoradiometric assay for human calcitonin.

scientific article published on January 1995

Vitamin D Deficiency: Effects on Oxidative Stress, Epigenetics, Gene Regulation, and Aging

scientific article published on 11 May 2019

Vitamin D in the new millennium.

scientific article published on March 2012

Vitamin D: an essential component for skeletal health

scientific article published on December 1, 2011