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.
neurophysin
neurophysin [noor″o-fi´sin]
neu·ro·phy·sin (n r  -f  s n)n. Any of several proteins synthesized in the hypothalamus that transport and store hormones. |
neurophysin
[-fiz′in]
one of a group of proteins released from the posterior pituitary gland at the same time as the hormone vasopressin or oxytocin. It is cleared from a larger protein of which vasopressin or oxytocin is a part.
neurophysin [noor″o-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.
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.
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