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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled > Receptors, Tachykinin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Peptide > Receptors, Neuropeptide > Receptors, Tachykinin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Neurotransmitter > Receptors, Neuropeptide > Receptors, Tachykinin

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Receptors, Tachykinin  

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  • Receptors, Tachykinins
  • Receptor, Tachykinin
  • Tachykinin Receptor
  • Tachykinin Receptors
  • Tachykinins Receptors

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  • Cell surface proteins that bind TACHYKININS with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Three classes of tachykinin receptors have been characterized, the NK-1; NK-2; and NK-3; which prefer, respectively, SUBSTANCE P; NEUROKININ A; and NEUROKININ B.

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  • 94; was TACHYKININ RECEPTOR (NM) 1984-93

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