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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Bombesin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Bombesin
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Bombesin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Bombesin
Fluids and Secretions > Bodily Secretions > Venoms > Amphibian Venoms > Bombesin
Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Venoms > Amphibian Venoms > Bombesin
Complex Mixtures > Venoms > Amphibian Venoms > Bombesin

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Bombesin  

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Entry terms

  • Bombesin 14

Scope note

  • A tetradecapeptide originally obtained from the skins of toads Bombina bombina and B. variegata. It is also an endogenous neurotransmitter in many animals including mammals. Bombesin affects vascular and other smooth muscle, gastric secretion, and renal circulation and function.

History note

  • 86(75); was see under PEPTIDES 1975-85

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001839

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