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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Peptide PHI
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Peptide PHI
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Peptide PHI
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Peptide PHI

Preferred term

Peptide PHI  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A 27-amino acid peptide with histidine at the N-terminal and isoleucine amide at the C-terminal. The exact amino acid composition of the peptide is species dependent. The peptide is secreted in the intestine, but is found in the nervous system, many organs, and in the majority of peripheral tissues. It has a wide range of biological actions, affecting the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and central nervous systems.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Neuropeptide PHI 27
  • Peptide HI
  • Peptide-Histidine-Isoleucinamide
  • Peptide Histidine-Isoleucine
  • Peptide Histidine Methionine
  • Peptide PHI-27
  • Peptide PHM
  • PHI Peptide
  • PHM-27
  • PHM Neuropeptide
  • Pro-Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GC596HGB-T

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