Tachykinins [tachykininy]
- Terms
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tachykinin
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Tachykinin
A family of biologically active peptides sharing a common conserved C-terminal sequence, -Phe-X-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2, where X is either an aromatic or a branched aliphatic amino acid. Members of this family have been found in mammals, amphibians, and mollusks. Tachykinins have diverse pharmacological actions in the central nervous system and the cardiovascular, genitourinary, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems, as well as in glandular tissues. This diversity of activity is due to the existence of three or more subtypes of tachykinin receptors.
- Annotation
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics
- DUI
- D015320 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0023589
- Previous indexing
- Neuropeptides (1987-1988); Peptides (1966-1988); Kinins (1966-1988); Nerve Tissue Proteins (1966-1988); Oligopeptides (1966-1988)
- History note
- 89; PHYSALAEMIN was see under KININS 1977-88
- Public note
- 89; PHYSALAEMIN was see under KININS 1977-88
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage
- AE
- adverse effects
- AG
- agonists 1
- AN
- analysis
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BI
- biosynthesis
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- DF
- deficiency
- DE
- drug effects
- EC
- economics
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology 1
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism
- PK
- pharmacokinetics 1
- PD
- pharmacology 4
- PH
- physiology 1
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use 1
- TO
- toxicity
- UR
- urine
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