Hypernym

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amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

neuropeptide 1

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Definicja

a peptide produced by neural tissue, esp one with hormonal activity.

Przykłady

1.Neuropeptides are related to peptide hormones, and in some cases peptides that function in the periphery as hormones also have neuronal functions as neuropeptides.

Hyponym

substance P 1

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an undecapeptide (a peptide composed of a chain of 11 amino acid residues) member of the tachykinin neuropeptide family.

neuropeptide Y 1

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a 36-amino acid neuropeptide that acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain and in the autonomic nervous system of humans; slight variations of the peptide are found in many other animals.