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

Preferred term

Substance P  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An eleven-amino acid neurotransmitter that appears in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is involved in transmission of PAIN, causes rapid contractions of the gastrointestinal smooth muscle, and modulates inflammatory and immune responses.

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Entry terms

  • 33507-63-0
  • Euler-Gaddum Substance P
  • SP(1-11)

Allowable Qualifier(s)

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • Substance P

    French

  • 33507-63-0
  • Facteur P
  • SP(1-11)
  • Substance P de Euler Gaddum

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HWR6F691-4

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