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

Preferred term

Kassinin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Dodecapeptide tachykinin found in the central nervous system of the amphibian Kassina senegalensis. It is similar in structure and action to other tachykinins, but is especially effective in contracting smooth muscle tissue and stimulating the micturition reflex.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 63968-82-1

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Pharmacological Action(s)

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HC626W07-C

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