Publication Date:
1980-08-29
Description:
Numerous peptides appear to be neurotransmitter candidates in the brain. Some, such as the opioid peptide enkephalins, neurotensin, and substance P, were first isolaterd from the brain. Peptides, such as cholecystokinin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, were known as intestinal hormones and later recognized as brain constituents. Certain hypothalamic-releasing hormones, pituitary peptides, and blood-derived peptides like angiotensin II and bradykinin, may also be central neurotransmitters. The diversity of localization of these peptides throughout the brain implies a multiplicity of potential roles.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Snyder, S H -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1980 Aug 29;209(4460):976-83.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6157191" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Angiotensins/physiology
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Animals
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Bradykinin/physiology
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Brain/*physiology
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Carnosine/physiology
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Cholecystokinin/physiology
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Endorphins/physiology
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Gastrins/physiology
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Glucagon/physiology
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Humans
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Insulin/physiology
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Nerve Tissue Proteins/physiology
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Neurotensin/physiology
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Peptides/*physiology
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Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones/physiology
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Receptors, Opioid/physiology
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Substance P/physiology
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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/physiology
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Vasopressins/physiology
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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