神經肽
神經肽(英文:neuropeptide)是由神經元產生的小蛋白,作用於G蛋白偶聯受體,負責突觸傳遞的緩慢發作,持久調節。神經肽通常在單個神經元中彼此或與其他神經遞質共存。根據它們的化學性質,共存的神經遞質位於不同的細胞區室:神經肽包裝在大而密集的核心囊泡中[1],而低分子量神經遞質則存儲在小的突觸囊泡中。

神經肽Y
外部連結
- Neuropeptides Journal
- Neuropeptides reference website (a comprehensive neuropeptide database)
- Neuropeptides eBook series
- Neuropeptide chapter in the C. elegans Wormbook excellent, and very accessible, discussion of neuropeptide biology in C. elegans
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.