Urotensins
| Definition: |
Teleost hormones. A family of small peptides isolated from urophyses of bony fishes. They have many different physiological effects, including long-lasting hypotensive activity and have been proposed as antihypertensives. There are at least four different compounds: urotensin I, urotensin II, urotensin III, and urotensin IV. |
| Notes: |
antihypertensives; from urophyses of fish; /biosyn /physiol permitted |
| Previously Indexed: |
Fishes (1966-1978),Peptides (1966-1978) |
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