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neu·ro·phy·sin (noor″o-fiґsin) any of a group of soluble proteins (molecular weights 9500–10,500) derived from the precursors of vasopressin, oxytocin, and related hormones, secreted in the hypothalamus. They serve as transport proteins for vasopressin and oxytocin.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Neurophysin II — arginine vasopressin (neurophysin II, antidiuretic hormone, diabetes insipidus, neurohypophyseal) Identifiers Symbol AVP Alt. symbols ARVP Entrez … Wikipedia
Neurophysin I — Oxytocin, prepropeptide Identifiers Symbols OXT; MGC126890; MGC126892; OT; OT NPI External IDs … Wikipedia
neurophysin — Carrier protein (10 kD, 90 97 amino acids) that transports neurohypophysial hormones along axons, from the hypothalamus to the posterior lobe of the pituitary. See also brain … Dictionary of molecular biology
Neurophysin — Neu|ro|phy|sin [zu Neurohypophyse (= Hypophysenhinterlappen); ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: Sammelbez. für cysteinreiche Polypeptide vom MG ca. 10 000, die im Hypothalamus als Transportvehikel für Oxytocin u. Vasopressin gebildet werden … Universal-Lexikon
neurophysin — neu·ro·phy·sin … English syllables
neurophysin — ˌn(y)ürōˈfīsə̇n, u̇r , ˈfiz noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary neurophys (from New Latin neurohypophysis) + in; originally formed as French neurophysine : any of several brain hormo … Useful english dictionary
Oxytocin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 1 ({(4R,7S,10S … Wikipedia
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
Vasopressin — Arginine vasopressin Space filling model of arginine vasopressin … Wikipedia
Neurophysins — are carrier proteins which transport the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin to the posterior pituitary from the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus. Neurophysins are secreted from the posterior lobe of the pituitary along… … Wikipedia
