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Any of a family of widespread neuropeptides that excite neurons, evoke behavioural responses, and contract muscles.
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tachykinin — Any member of a group of polypeptides, widely scattered in vertebrate and invertebrate tissues, that have in common four of the five terminal amino acid s: Phe–Xaa–Gly–Leu–Met–NH2; pharmacologically, they all cause hypotension in mammals,… … Medical dictionary
Tachykinin receptor 1 — Rendering based on PDB 2KS9 … Wikipedia
Tachykinin peptides — Tachykinin family Structure of the tachykinin peptide Kassinin.[1] Identifiers Symbol Tachy … Wikipedia
Tachykinin receptor 2 — Tachykinin receptor 2, also known as TACR2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: TACR2 tachykinin receptor 2| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=6865| accessdate = ] PBB Summary… … Wikipedia
Tachykinin receptor — 1 Identifiers Symbol TACR1 Alt. symbols TAC1R Entrez 6869 … Wikipedia
Tachykinin receptor 3 — Tachykinin receptor 3, also known as TACR3, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: TACR3 tachykinin receptor 3| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=6870| accessdate = ] PBB Summary… … Wikipedia
Tachykinin — Ta|chy|ki|nin [↑ Tachy u. ↑ Kinin] Sammelbez. für blutdrucksenkende, die glatte Muskulatur bes. rasch erregende Neurokinine aus Kaltblütern, z. B. Caerulein, Eledoisin, Kassinin … Universal-Lexikon
tachykinin — … Useful english dictionary
tachykinin family — a family of hormones that are potent, rapidly acting secretagogues and cause smooth muscle contraction and vasodilation; it includes substance P and several less common peptides … Medical dictionary
TAC-1 — tachykinin 1 … Medical dictionary
