neuropeptide

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ peptide

Noun

neuropeptide (plural neuropeptides)

(biochemistry) Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.

Derived terms

neuropeptide Y

Translations

peptide that function as a neurotransmitter

Catalan: neuropèptid m
Finnish: neuropeptidi
French: neuropeptide (fr) m
Italian: neuropeptide (it) m
Spanish: neuropéptido m
Turkish: nöropeptit

References

Mains, Richard E. with Eipper, Betty A. (1999) “Peptides”, in Siegel, George J., et al., editor, Basic Neurochemistry‎, Sixth edition edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, retrieved 5 December 2009

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌnɛw.ro.pepˈti.de/[1]
Rhymes: -ide
Hyphenation: neu‧ro‧pep‧tì‧de

Noun

neuropeptide m (plural neuropeptidi)

neuropeptide

References

neuropeptide in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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