neurophysin (redirected from Neurophysins)

neurophysin /neu·ro·phy·sin/ (-fi´sin) any of a group of soluble proteins secreted in the hypothalamus that serve as binding proteins for vasopressin and oxytocin, playing a role in their transport in the neurohypophyseal tract and their storage in the posterior pituitary.

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neu·ro·phy·sin (nr-fsn)

n.

Any of several proteins synthesized in the hypothalamus that transport and store hormones.

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neurophysin

any of a group of soluble proteins secreted in the hypothalamus that serve as binding proteins for vasopressin and oxytocin, playing a role in their transport in the neurohypophyseal tract and their storage in the posterior pituitary.