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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Neurophysins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Neurophysins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Neurophysins

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Neurophysins  

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  • Neurophysin

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  • 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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