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Vasoactive intestinal contractor is a novel member of the endothelin family. Vasoactive intestinal contractor stimulates a rapid increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration in fura-2-overexpressed Swiss 3T3 cells[1.

[1] I Fabregat, et al. Vasoactive intestinal contractor, a novel peptide, shares a common receptor with endothelin-1 and stimulates Ca2+ mobilization and DNA synthesis in Swiss 3T3 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1990, 167, 1. DOI:10.1016/0006-291x(90)91745-e