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vasoactive intestinal peptide

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006657

A highly basic, 28 amino acid neuropeptide released from intestinal mucosa. It has a wide range of biological actions affecting the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems and is neuroprotective.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006657
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
AbbreviationVIP
Synonymsvasoactive intestinal polypeptide; vasointestinal peptide
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsogastrointestinal hormones; peptide hormones; neuropeptides; vasoactive intestinal peptide receptors
TranslationsSpanish: péptido intestinal vasoactivo
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006657",
  "term": "vasoactive intestinal peptide",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A highly basic, 28 amino acid neuropeptide released from intestinal mucosa. It has a wide range of biological actions affecting the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems and is neuroprotective.",
  "abbreviation": "VIP",
  "synonyms": [
    "vasoactive intestinal polypeptide",
    "vasointestinal peptide"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "gastrointestinal hormones",
    "peptide hormones",
    "neuropeptides",
    "vasoactive intestinal peptide receptors"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "péptido intestinal vasoactivo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/vasoactive-intestinal-peptide/"
}

Record 6,657 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.