| GO term: | neuropeptide hormone activity |
| Synonym: | neurohormone |
| GO id: | GO:0005184 |
| Definition: | The action characteristic of a neuropeptide hormone, any peptide hormone that acts in the central nervous system. A neuropeptide is any of several types of molecules found in brain tissue, composed of short chains of amino acids; they include endorphins, enkephalins, vasopressin, and others. They are often localized in axon terminals at synapses and are classified as putative neurotransmitters, although some are also hormones. |
| Number of paths to term: | 1 |
denotes an 'is-a' relationship
denotes a 'part-of' relationship
denotes a 'regulates' relationship
denotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
denotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship
molecular_functionbindingprotein bindingreceptor bindinghormone activitycorticotropin-releasing hormone activitydigestive hormone activitydiuretic hormone activityfollicle-stimulating hormone activitygonadotropin hormone-releasing hormone activitygrowth hormone activitygrowth hormone-releasing hormone activitymelanin-concentrating hormone activitymelanocyte-stimulating hormone activitymyoinhibitory hormone activitymyostimulatory hormone activityneuropeptide hormone activity [GO:0005184] (18 genes, 22 annotations)ecdysiostatic hormone activityecdysis-triggering hormone activityeclosion hormone activityneurohypophyseal hormone activityprothoracicotrophic hormone activitypituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide activitythyrotropin-releasing hormone activityMouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc |
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