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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009481
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009481
Preferred Name

Neurophysins

Definitions
Carrier proteins for OXYTOCIN and VASOPRESSIN. They are polypeptides of about 10-kDa, synthesized in the HYPOTHALAMUS. Neurophysin I is associated with oxytocin and neurophysin II is associated with vasopressin in their respective precursors and during transportation down the axons to the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR).
Synonyms
Vasopressin Associated Neurophysin
Neurophysin I
Neurophysin
Neurophysin, Oxytocin-Associated
Oxytocin-Associated Neurophysin
Vasopressin-Associated Neurophysin
Neurophysin, Vasopressin-Associated
Neurophysin III
Neurophysin II
Oxytocin Associated Neurophysin
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