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neurophysin logo #21003(from the article `hormone`) ...and, in lower vertebrates, the nucleus preopticus. Neurohormones from these regions pass along the axons of the neurosecretory cells to the neural ...
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neurophysin

neurophysin logo #20973<protein> Carrier protein (10 kD, 90-97 amino acids) that transports neurohypophysial hormones along axons, from the hypothalamus to the posterior lobe of the pituitary. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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neurophysin

neurophysin logo #21001(noor″o-fi´sin) any of a group of soluble proteins secreted in the hypothalamus that serve as binding proteins for vasopressin and oxytocin, playing a role in their transport in the neurohypophyseal tract and their storage in the posterior pituitary.
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neurophysin

neurophysin logo #10444Carrier protein (10 kD, 90-97 amino acids) that transports neurohypophysial hormones along axons, from the hypothalamus to the posterior lobe of the pituitary. See also brain.
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