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neuropeptide

neuropeptide

English

Noun

neuropeptide (plural neuropeptides)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.

Derived terms

  • neuropeptide Y

Translations

References

  • Mains, Richard E.; Eipper, Betty A. (1999), Peptides”, in Siegel, George J., et al., editor, Basic Neurochemistry, Sixth edition edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins

Italian

Noun

neuropeptide m (plural neuropeptidi)

  1. neuropeptide