Peptide Hormones
"Peptide Hormones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Hormones synthesized from amino acids. They are distinguished from INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS in that their actions are systemic.
| Descriptor ID |
D036361
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699 D12.644.548
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Talebizadeh Z, Kibiryeva N, Bittel DC, Butler MG. Ghrelin, peptide YY and their receptors: gene expression in brain from subjects with and without Prader-Willi syndrome. Int J Mol Med. 2005 Apr; 15(4):707-11.
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Butler MG, Bittel DC, Talebizadeh Z. Plasma peptide YY and ghrelin levels in infants and children with Prader-Willi syndrome. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Sep; 17(9):1177-84.