Engelsk definition
Carrier proteins for OXYTOCIN and VASOPRESSIN. They are polypeptides of about 10-kDa, synthesized in the HYPOTHALAMUS. Neurophysin I is associated with oxytocin and neurophysin II is associated with vasopressin in their respective precursors and during transportation down the axons to the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR).
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Engelska synonymer
Neurophysin — Neurophysin II — Vasopressin-Associated Neurophysin — Neurophysin, Vasopressin-Associated — Vasopressin Associated Neurophysin — Neurophysin III — Neurophysin I — Oxytocin-Associated Neurophysin — Neurophysin, Oxytocin-Associated — Oxytocin Associated Neurophysin