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

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Neurokinin A  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Neurokinin alpha
  • Neuromedin L
  • Substance K

Scope note

  • A mammalian neuropeptide of 10 amino acids that belongs to the tachykinin family. It is similar in structure and action to SUBSTANCE P and NEUROKININ B with the ability to excite neurons, dilate blood vessels, and contract smooth muscles, such as those in the BRONCHI.

History note

  • 94; was SUBSTANCE K 1989-93; NEUROKININ A was see SUBSTANCE K 1989-93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015288

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