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MeSH Heading: Neuropeptides
Tree Number(s): D12.644.400; D12.776.631.650
Unique ID: D009479
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009479
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Peptides released by NEURONS as intercellular messengers. Many neuropeptides are also hormones released by non-neuronal cells.
Entry Term(s): Neuropeptide
NLM Classification #: WL 104
Previous Indexing: Nerve Tissue Proteins (1966-1986)
See Also: Receptors, Neuropeptide
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/11
Revision Date: 2015/11/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

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