dictionary help| VIP --> vasoactive intestinal peptide | medical dictionary |
<gastroenterology, protein> 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.
Acronym: VIP
(05 Jan 1998)
vasoactive, vasoactive amine, vasoactive intestinal contractor < Prev | Next > vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, vasoconstriction
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