Neuropeptides are small protein-like molecules (peptides) used by neurons to communicate with each other. They are neuronal signaling molecules that influence the activity of the brain in specific ways. Different neuropeptides are involved in a wide range of brain functions, including analgesia, reward, food intake, metabolism, reproduction, socia...
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A member of a class of protein-like molecules made in the brain. Neuropeptides consist of short chains of amino acids, with some functioning as neurotransmitters and some functioning as hormones.
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<biochemistry> Peptides with direct synaptic effects (peptide neurotransmitters) or indirect modulatory effects on the nervous system (peptide neuromodulators). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(noor″o-pep´tīd) any of several types of molecules found in brain tissue, composed of short chains of amino acids; they include endorphins, enkephalins, vasopressin, and others.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nū′rō-pep′tīd Definitions: 1. Any of a variety of peptides found in neural tissue, endorphins, enkephalins.
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A neuropeptide is a peptide produced by neural tissue. The term is especially applied to a peptide with hormonal activity.
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any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
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