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neurophysin

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 295 words | Copyright

neurophysin Either of two cysteine-rich proteins that bind to oxytocin (neurophysin I) and antidiuretic hormone (neurophysin II) in the neurohypophysis of the pituitary and are secreted with them. They have no hormonal activity and are cleaved from their respective hormones following secretion.

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