neuropeptide

English

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ peptide.

Noun

neuropeptide (plural neuropeptides)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.

Derived terms

• neuropeptide Y

Translations

peptide that function as a neurotransmitter

• Catalan: neuropèptid m
• Finnish: neuropeptidi
• French: neuropeptide (fr) m
• Italian: neuropeptide (it) m
• Spanish: neuropéptido m
• Turkish: nöropeptit

References

• Mains, Richard E. with Eipper, Betty A. (1999) “Peptides”, in Siegel, George J., et al., editor, Basic Neurochemistry‎^[1], sixth edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, retrieved 5 December 2009

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɛw.ro.pepˈti.de/
• Rhymes: -ide
• Hyphenation: neu‧ro‧pep‧tì‧de

Noun

neuropeptide m (plural neuropeptidi)

1. neuropeptide