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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Oligopeptides > Tachykinins > Neurokinin B
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Tachykinins > Neurokinin B
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Tachykinins > Neurokinin B
... > Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Autacoids > Kinins > Tachykinins > Neurokinin B
Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Kinins > Tachykinins > Neurokinin B
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Kinins > Tachykinins > Neurokinin B
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Kinins > Tachykinins > Neurokinin B

Preferred term

Neurokinin B  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A mammalian neuropeptide of 10 amino acids that belongs to the tachykinin family. It is similar in structure and action to SUBSTANCE P and NEUROKININ A with the ability to excite neurons, dilate blood vessels, and contract smooth muscles, such as those in the URINARY BLADDER and UTERUS.

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Entry terms

  • 86933-75-7
  • Kassinin, 2-L-methionine-3-L-histidine-4-de-L-lysine-5-de-L-serine-7-L-phenylalanine-
  • Neurokinin beta
  • Neuromedin K

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Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • Neurokinine B

    French

  • 86933-75-7
  • Kassinin, 2-L-methionine-3-L-histidine-4-de-L-lysine-5-de-L-serine-7-L-phenylalanine-
  • Neurokinine bêta
  • Neuromédine K
  • NKB (Neurokinine B)

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BDGLT0PD-6

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