neurokinin

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neurokinin (A) (n

´ōkī´nin),

n a mammalian deca-peptide tachykinin found in the central nervous system. The compound has bronchoconstrictor, smooth muscle constrictor, and hypotensive effects and also activates the micturition reflex.

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Antipsychotic Drugs aprepitant Emend motion sickness schizophrenia			And for the markers of inflammation we measured tachykinins, substance P and neurokinin A. The impact of C[O.sub.2] dry baths on subpopulations of NK and NK-T ... by Kallistratos, Elias; Toliopoulos, Ioannis; Fragkoraptis, Dimitrios; Gerou, Spyridon; Fragkoraptis, E / Experimental Medicine Scientists found that Neurokinin B plays a critical role in controlling the system that switches on the master regulator of human puberty. Scientists discover key to regulation of puberty by Asian News International Contribution of neurokinin 1 receptors in the cutaneous orofacial cutaneous pain. Antinoceptive effect of triterpenoid [alpha],[beta]-amyrin in rats on ... by Pinto, S.A. Holanda; Pinto, L.M.S.; Guedes, M.A.; Cunha, G.M.A.; Chaves, M.H.; Santos, F.A.; Rao, V. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology			neurogenic hoarseness neurogenic impotence neurogenic shock neurogenous neuroglia neurogliacyte neuroglial neurogliocyte neuroglioma neurogliomatosis neurogliosis neuroglycopenia neurogram neurography neurohemal organs neurohistology neurohormone neurohumor neurohumoral neurohypophyseal hormone neurohypophysis neuroid neuroimaging neuroimmunology neurokeratin neurokinin neurol neurolathyrism neurolemma neurolemma cell neurolemmal neurolemmitis neurolemmocytus neurolemmoma neurolepsis neurolepsy neurolept neuroleptanalgesia neuroleptanalgesic neuroleptanesthesia neuroleptanesthetic neuroleptic neuroleptic anesthesia neuroleptic drug Neuroleptic drugs neuroleptic malignant syndrome Neuroleptics neurolinguistic programming neurolinguistics neurolipidoses neurologic			neurohypophyseal recess neurohypophyseal recess neurohypophyseal recess neurohypophyseal recess neurohypophyses neurohypophyses neurohypophyses neurohypophysial neurohypophysial neurohypophysial neurohypophysial hormones neurohypophysial hormones neurohypophysial hormones neurohypophysis neurohypophysis neurohypophysis Neurohypophysis hormone neuroid Neuroimaging Neuroimaging Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative Neuroimmunology Neuroimmunology neuroimmunomodulation Neurointensive Care Unit Neurointerventionalist Neurointerventionalists Neurokeratin Neurokeratin Neurokeratin neurokinin Neurokinin A Neurokinin B Neurokinin Receptor 1 Neurokinin Receptor 2 Neurokinin Receptor 3 neurol neurol neurol neurol. Neurolathyrism Neurolathyrism Neurolathyrism Neurolema Neurolema neurolemma neurolemma neurolemma neurolemma cell neurolemmal neurolemmas neurolemmas neurolemmas neurolemmata neurolemmata neurolemmata neurolemmitis Neurolemmocyte Neurolemmocyte Neurolemmocyte Neurolemmocytes

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