请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 neuropeptide
释义

neuropeptide

[ noor-oh-pep-tahyd, nyoor- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊˈpɛp taɪd, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.

Origin of neuropeptide

First recorded in 1970–75; neuro- + peptide

Words nearby neuropeptide

neuropathic bladder, neuropathic joint, neuropathogenesis, neuropathology, neuropathy, neuropeptide, neuropharmacology, neurophysin, neurophysiology, neuropil, neuroplasm
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for neuropeptide

neuropeptide
/ (ˌnjʊərəʊˈpɛptaɪd) /

noun

a peptide produced by neural tissue, esp one with hormonal activity
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for neuropeptide

neuropeptide
[ nur′ō-pĕptīd′ ]

n.

Any of various peptides found in neural tissue, such as endorphins and enkephalins.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/24 11:23:55