Dictionary of molecular biology

VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE

vasoactive intestinal peptide: translation

Peptide of 28 amino acids, originally isolated from porcine intestine, but later found in the central nervous system where it acts as a neuropeptide, and is released by specific interneurons. May also affect behaviour of cells of the immune system.

  1. vasoactive intestinal peptide—вазоактивный пептид кишечника Англорусский медицинский словарь....Англо-русский медицинский словарь