- neurophysin
- neu·ro·phy·sin
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neurophysin
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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
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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
