NEUROPEPTIDE


Meaning of NEUROPEPTIDE in English

/noor'oh pep"tuyd, nyoor'-/ , n.

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

[ 1970-75; NEURO- + PEPTIDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .