Vasotocin
"Vasotocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonapeptide that contains the ring of OXYTOCIN and the side chain of ARG-VASOPRESSIN with the latter determining the specific recognition of hormone receptors. Vasotocin is the non-mammalian vasopressin-like hormone or antidiuretic hormone regulating water and salt metabolism.
| Descriptor ID |
D014668
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.692.881 D12.644.548.691.692.881
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| Concept/Terms |
Vasotocin- Vasotocin
- 3-Isoleucyl Vasopressin
- 3 Isoleucyl Vasopressin
- Vasopressin, 3-Isoleucyl
- Arginine Oxytocin
- Oxytocin, Arginine
- Vasopressin, Non-Mammalian
- Non-Mammalian Vasopressin
- Vasopressin, Non Mammalian
- Argiprestocin
- Argiprestocine
- Vasopressin, Isoleucyl
- Isoleucyl Vasopressin
- (8-Arginine)Oxytocin
- Arginine Vasotocin
- Vasotocin, Arginine
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