Chemicals and Drugs

Micropeptides

Polypeptides 100 amino acids or less in length that are encoded by SHORT OPEN READING FRAME.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Polypeptides 100 amino acids or less in length that are encoded by SHORT OPEN READING FRAME.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Microproteins
  • Short ORF-Encoded Peptides
  • Small ORF-Encoded Micropeptides
  • Small ORF-Encoded Peptides
  • sORF-Encoded Micropeptides
  • sORF-Encoded Peptides
  • smORF-Encoded Micropeptides
  • smORF-Encoded Peptides
  • Peptides, sORF-Encoded
  • Short ORF Encoded Peptides
  • Small ORF Encoded Micropeptides
  • Small ORF Encoded Peptides
  • sORF Encoded Micropeptides
  • sORF Encoded Peptides
  • smORF Encoded Micropeptides
  • smORF Encoded Peptides
  • lncRNA-Encoded Micropeptides
  • lncRNA Encoded Micropeptides

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2024(2023)

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Previous Indexing

  • Peptides (1993-2023)

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Tree Number

  1. D12.888w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Micropeptides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096903. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096903
  2. Micropeptides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropeptide
  3. Micropeptides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59771128