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hypotensin

hypotensin noun: a hypotensive peptide found in the venom of some snakes and scorpions.

Noun

hypotensin (uncountable)

  1. A hypotensive peptide found in the venom of some snakes and scorpions
    • The hypotensin TsHpt-I from the yellow scorpion Tityus serrulatus and the Bj-BPP-5a from the B.2015 December 15, “A Novel Vasoactive Proline-Rich Oligopeptide from the Skin Secretion of the Frog Brachycephalus ephippium”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about hypotensin

What does hypotensin mean?
Hypotensin means a hypotensive peptide found in the venom of some snakes and scorpions.
What part of speech is hypotensin?
Hypotensin is a noun.

Words near hypotensin in the dictionary

  1. hypotaxes
  2. hypotaxis
  3. hypoteloric
  4. hypotelorism
  5. hypotelorisms
  6. hypotensin
  7. hypotension
  8. hypotensions
  9. hypotensive
  10. hypotensives
  11. hypotenusal

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