neurophysins
neurophysins is the plural of neurophysin.
Meaning of neurophysin
Noun
neurophysin (plural neurophysins)
- Any of a group of carrier proteins that transport the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin to the posterior pituitary from the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus
Questions about neurophysins
- What is neurophysins the plural of?
- Neurophysins is the plural of neurophysin.
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