Neurophysin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neurophysin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of a group of carrier proteins that transport the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin to the posterior pituitary from the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of a group of carrier proteins that transport the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin to the posterior pituitary from the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Word Forms
- neurophysins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oxytocin, vasopressin, neurotransporter, vasoinhibin, synaptogyrin, conopressin.
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