Mesh term Receptors, Neuropeptide
Browse to parent terms:Receptors, Neurotransmitter
Receptors, Peptide
Description
Cell surface receptors that bind specific neuropeptides with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Many neuropeptides are also hormones outside of the nervous system.Browse to child terms:
Orexin Receptors
Receptors, Bombesin
Receptors, Bradykinin
Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Receptors, Cholecystokinin
Receptors, Corticotropin
Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Receptors, FSH
Receptors, Galanin
Receptors, LH
Receptors, LHRH
Receptors, Neuropeptide Y
Receptors, Neurotensin
Receptors, Opioid
Receptors, Oxytocin
Receptors, Prolactin
Receptors, Somatostatin
Receptors, Somatotropin
Receptors, Tachykinin
Receptors, Thyrotropin
Receptors, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Receptors, Vasopressin
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