Medical Definition of Vasoactive intestinal peptide

1. Peptide of 28 amino acids, originally isolated from porcine intestine, but later found in the central nervous system where it acts as a neuropeptide and is released by specific interneurons. May also affect behaviour of cells of the immune system. Acronym: VIP (05 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

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vashegyite
vasifaction
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vasiform
vasilite
vasilyevite
vasitis
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vaso vasorum
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vasoactive intestinal contractor
vasoactive intestinal peptide (current term)
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
vasoactivities
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vasoconstrictor agents
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vasodentin

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