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Medical Definition of Eledoisin

1. A peptide extracted from the posterior salivary glands of certain small octopi (eledone spp., mollusca), or obtained by synthesis. Its actions resemble those of substance p; it is a potent vasodilator and increases capillary permeability. Chemical name: Eledoisin (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Eledoisin

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1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The present data demonstrate that intrarenal infusion of acetylcho- line, bradykinin, PGE2, or eledoisin increased sodium and potassium excretion (Table I) ..."

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