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Abstract
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.
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- Urotensin
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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antihypertensives; from urophyses of fish; /biosyn /physiol permitted
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History Note
91(79); was see under PEPTIDES 1979-90
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- Fishes (1966-1978)
- Peptides (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Urotensins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014579. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014579
- Urotensins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76723493