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(biochemistry) Abbreviation of angiotensin II. [(biochemistry) A form of angiotensin caused by the conversion of angiotensin I through removal of two C-terminal residues by the angiotensin converting enzyme.]
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(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that are platelet agonists
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(biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
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(endocrinology) a central component of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), which controls blood pressure by regulating the volume of fluids in the body
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(biochemistry) A form of angiotensin caused by the conversion of angiotensin I through removal of two C-terminal residues by the angiotensin converting enzyme.
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An anticoagulant material in the venom of a bloodsucking insect or a snake
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The polypeptide hormone cachexin or tumor necrosis factor.
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Alternative form of cachectin [The polypeptide hormone cachexin or tumor necrosis factor.]
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Any drug that mimics the action of calcium on tissues.
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Alternative form of calciotropic [(biochemistry) Describing any material (especially a hormone) that is involved in the regulation of calcium in the blood and in bone]
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Alternative form of calciotropic [(biochemistry) Describing any material (especially a hormone) that is involved in the regulation of calcium in the blood and in bone]
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Alternative form of calcyphosin [(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein that may play a role in the regulation of ion transport.]
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(biochemistry) A gonadotropic neuropeptide that is involved in calcium influx in some snails
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(biochemistry) A storage protein present in the larvae of blowflies of the genus Calliphora,
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(biochemistry) A chaperone protein of the endoplasmic reticulum.
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(biochemistry) Any of a group of immunophilins that mediates the interaction of calcium ions with the heart
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Any of a class of neuropeptides present in the cerebral ganglia of certain freshwater snails
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(biochemistry) The C-terminal part of the arginine vasopressin precursor peptide that is a prognostic marker in patients with some acute diseases
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(biochemistry) A reticulocalbin protein that binds crotoxin
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Alternative form of cystatin [(biochemistry) Any of a group of polypeptides that are cysteine protease inhibitors]
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Activated by endocannabinoids
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(biochemistry) A particular inhibitory neuropeptide
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Any of a family of secreted glycosylated peptides that affect cell growth.
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(biochemistry) A protein in the saliva of the mosquito
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(biochemistry) An insect lectin in silkworms
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A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
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(biochemistry) A melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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(biochemistry) Any of a group of secretins having the ability to bind latrotoxin.
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(biology) Any staphylococcal or streptococcal exotoxin that causes leucocyte killing or lysis.
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(biochemistry) Any of a family of lectins involve with vertebrate macrophages
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A particular small chemokine
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(biochemistry) melanocyte-inhibiting factor; an endogenous peptide fragment derived from cleavage of the hormone oxytocin
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Any of a certain family of myotropic peptides
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(biochemistry) A class of tachykinin oligopeptide of the mammalian central nervous system.
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(biochemistry) Any of a family of peptides related to bombesin
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Any of a group of hemoproteins found in the saliva of blood-feeding insects.
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(organic chemistry) Initialism of neurotensin. [A 13-amino acid peptide that exerts neuromodulatory functions in the central nervous system and endocrine/paracrine actions in the periphery]
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A recombinant protease, having activity against fibronectin and laminin, which is used in the treatment of vitreomacular adhesion
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(biochemistry) A polypeptide, found in the pituitary gland, associated with endorphins and other hormones
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Any of a group of compounds that inhibit signalling and transcription activity in tumor suppression proteins
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(endrocrinology, biochemistry) A large precursor protein of thyrotropin-releasing hormone, derived by posttranscriptional processing and enzymatic modification.
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(biochemistry) A peptide isolated from pheochromocytoma tissue.
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(biochemistry) A surfactant protein found in the foam nests of tropical frogs.
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A recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor that is used to help wound healing
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(biochemistry) A derivative of methanopterin
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(biochemistry) A soya protein that lowers blood cholesterol
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(medicine) Initialism of tumor necrosis factor. [(medicine, biochemistry) Any of several polypeptide hormones, produced by macrophages, that can destroy some cancer cells.]
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(biochemistry) Any hormone that stimulates growth and division of cultured cells
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(biochemistry) Abbreviation of transthyretin. [(biochemistry) a protein found in human blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid that functions as a carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine and the retinol-binding protein]
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(medicine, endocrinology) A peptide hormone that is vasoactive in the intestine.
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(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides associated with heat shock
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(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein produced by the parasitic nematode Strongyloides venezuelensis
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(biochemistry) A hypothetical peptide hormone, conjectured to be released from the duodenal mucosa after a meal and to stimulate villous motility.
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