Vasopressin and oxytocin receptors (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database
Abstract
Vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) receptors (nomenclature as recommended by NC-IUPHAR [92]) are activated by the endogenous cyclic nonapeptides vasopressin and oxytocin. These peptides are derived from precursors which also produce neurophysins (neurophysin I for oxytocin; neurophysin II for vasopressin). Vasopressin and oxytocin differ at only 2 amino acids (positions 3 and 8). There are metabolites of these neuropeptides that may be biologically active [67].
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16-Sep-2019
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Bichet, D., Bouvier, M., Chini, B., Gimpl, G., Guillon, G., Kimura, T., Knepper, M., Lolait, S., Manning, M., Mouillac, B., O’Carroll, A.-M., Serradeil-Le Gal, C., Soloff, M., Verbalis, J. G., Wheatley, M. and Zingg, H. H. (2019) “Vasopressin and oxytocin receptors (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database”, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2019(4). doi: 10.2218/gtopdb/F66/2019.4.
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