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

Preferred term

Neurokinin A  

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 B with the ability to excite neurons, dilate blood vessels, and contract smooth muscles, such as those in the BRONCHI.

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Entry terms

  • 86933-74-6
  • Kassinin, 1-de-L-aspartic acid-2-de-L-valine-3-L-histidine-5-L-threonine-7-L-serine-
  • Neurokinin alpha
  • Neuromedin L
  • Substance K

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Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • Neurokinine A

    French

  • 86933-74-6
  • Kassinin, 1-de-L-aspartic acid-2-de-L-valine-3-L-histidine-5-L-threonine-7-L-serine-
  • Neurokinine alpha
  • Neuromédine L
  • NKA (Neurokinine A)
  • Substance K

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GML4MNC1-2

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