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FMRFamide MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
FMRFamide
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.400.235
D12.776.631.650.235
Unique ID
D019835
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019835
Scope Note
A molluscan neuroactive peptide which induces a fast excitatory depolarizing response due to direct activation of amiloride-sensitive SODIUM CHANNELS. (From Nature 1995; 378(6558): 730-3)
Entry Term(s)
FMRF
FMRF-NH2
FMRF-amide
FMRFamide, (D-Arg)-Isomer
FMRFamide, (D-Met)-Isomer
FMRFamide, (D-Phe)-Isomer
FMRFamide, (D-phenylalanine)-Isomer
Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-NH2
Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-amide
Pharm Action
Membrane Transport Modulators
Registry Numbers
64190-70-1
84313-43-9
84313-44-0
84413-35-4
Related Numbers
84313-42-8
84313-43-9
84313-44-0
84413-35-4
Previous Indexing
Nerve Tissue Proteins (1986-1987)
Neuropeptides (1987-1997)
Oligopeptides (1978-1986)
Public MeSH Note
98; FMRFAMIDE was indexed under NEUROPEPTIDES 1987-97, NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1986-87, & OLIGOPEPTIDES 1978-86
History Note
98; use FMRFAMIDE (NM) 1978-97
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1997/06/20
Revision Date
2015/11/23
FMRFamide Preferred
FMRFamide, (D-Met)-Isomer Narrower
FMRFamide, (D-Arg)-Isomer Narrower
FMRFamide, (D-Phe)-Isomer Narrower
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