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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06] » Hormones » Gastrointestinal Hormones » Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06] » Hormones » Peptide Hormones » Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Neuropeptides » Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Peptide Hormones » Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Nerve Tissue Proteins » Neuropeptides » Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Description
A highly basic, 28 amino acid neuropeptide released from intestinal mucosa. It has a wide range of biological actions affecting the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems and is neuroprotective. It binds special receptors (RECEPTORS, VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE). MeSH
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