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allatostatin
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: Peptides released by NEURONS as intercellular messengers. Many neuropeptides are also hormones released by non-neuronal cells.
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allatostatin [ helicostatin ]
amino acid sequence given in first source; juvenile hormone antagonist neuropeptides of up to 18 amino acids and have sequence similarity to vertebrate enkephalin-related peptide Met-8; isolated from
110119-33-0 Allatostatin
*Neuropeptides
Enkephalins
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Hormone Antagonists
Experientia 1992 Aug 15;48(8):758-61