Kisspeptin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003613
Intercellular signaling peptides that were originally characterized by their ability to suppress neoplasm metastasis. Kisspeptins have since been found to play an important role in the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003613 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | metastin |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Tumor suppressor proteins; Neuropeptides; Ligands |
| Translations | Spanish: kisspeptina |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003613",
"term": "Kisspeptin",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Intercellular signaling peptides that were originally characterized by their ability to suppress neoplasm metastasis. Kisspeptins have since been found to play an important role in the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction.",
"synonyms": [
"metastin"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"tumor suppressor proteins",
"neuropeptides",
"ligands"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2017",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "kisspeptina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/kisspeptin/"
}
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