eledoisin /el·e·doi·sin/ (el-ĕ-doi´sin) an endecapeptide from a species of octopus (Eledone), which is a precursor of a large group of biologically active peptides; it has vasodilator, hypotensive, and extravascular smooth muscle stimulant properties.
el·e·doi·sin ( l  -doi sn)n. A protein that is formed in the venom gland of several species of octopuses and is used as a vasodilator and a contraction agent of extravascular smooth muscle. |
eledoisin
a decapeptide from the posterior salivary gland of a species of snail (Eledone), which is a precursor of a large group of biologically active peptides; it has vasodilator, hypotensive and extravascular smooth muscle stimulant properties.
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