tachykinin (neurokinin)

Function: - neuron excitation - evoking of behavioral responses - vasodilation - secretagogue - smooth muscle contraction (directly or indirectly) Structure: - a class of peptides

Specific

bombesin gastrin-releasing peptide; contains: neuromedin-C; GRP-10 (GRP) neurokinin-K; neurokinin-B; neuromedin-K substance-K; neurokinin-A; neuromedin-L substance-P tachykinin-4; preprotachykinin-C; PPT-C [contains: endokinin-A (EKA); endokinin-A/B (EKA/B); endokinin-C (EKC)] (TAC4)

Properties

COMPARTMENT: extracellular compartment