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| Domain | Definition |
Health | A highly basic, single-chain polypeptide isolated from the intestinal mucosa. It has a wide range of biological actions affecting the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems. It is also found in several parts of the central and peripheral nervous systems and is a neurotransmitter. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE |
| Specialty definitions using "VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE": D Cells ♦ Ganglioneuroblastoma ♦ Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Pancreatic tumors that secrete too much glucagon or somatostatin can cause diabetes, and too much vasoactive intestinal peptide can cause diarrhea. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
vasoactive intestinal peptide | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | VIP (Priority Information Programme, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, VDM interfaces for PCTE), vasoaktives intestinales Peptid. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | asoactivevay intestinalay eptidepay | ||||
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Quotations: Non-fiction 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Bibliography |
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