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neurotensin

neurotensin noun: a 13-amino acid peptide that exerts neuromodulatory functions in the central nervous system and endocrine/paracrine actions in the periphery.

Noun

neurotensin (plural neurotensins)

  1. A 13-amino acid peptide that exerts neuromodulatory functions in the central nervous system and endocrine/paracrine actions in the periphery
    Synonyms:
    NT

Synonyms of neurotensin

Forms of neurotensin

pluralneurotensins

Words formed from neurotensin

Questions about neurotensin

What does neurotensin mean?
Neurotensin means a 13-amino acid peptide that exerts neuromodulatory functions in the central nervous system and endocrine/paracrine actions in the periphery.
What part of speech is neurotensin?
Neurotensin is a noun.
What is the plural of neurotensin?
The plural of neurotensin is neurotensins.

Words near neurotensin in the dictionary

  1. neurotech
  2. neurotechnological
  3. neurotechnologies
  4. neurotechnology
  5. neurotendinous
  6. neurotensin
  7. neurotensinergic
  8. neurotensinoma
  9. neurotensinomas
  10. neurotensins
  11. neuroteratogen

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