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Neurokinin B

Known as: Neuromedin K, Neurokinin B [Chemical/Ingredient], Kassinin, 2-L-methionine-3-L-histidine-4-de-L-lysine-5-de-L-serine-7-L-phenylalanine- 
A mammalian neuropeptide of 10 amino acids that belongs to the tachykinin family. It is similar in structure and action to SUBSTANCE P and NEUROKININ… 
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In BloodNeuromedin K ReceptorProcess of secretionTAC3 gene

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Neurotransmitter AgentsTachykinin

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neurokinin B, MePhe(7)-neuromedin Bneuromedin K, cyclic Cys(2,5)-preprotachykinin B (50-79)

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Neurokinin B and its receptor in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
The hypothalamus integrates multiple environmental and developmental cues relevant to reproductive function, serving to transduce… 
2009
2009
Studies on peptides. CXXVIII. Application of new heterobifunctional crosslinking reagents for the preparation of neurokinin (A and B)-BSA (bovine serum albumin) conjugates.
A decapeptide corresponding to the entire amino acid sequence of neurokinin A, a porcine spinal cord peptide, was synthesized in… 
2005
2005
[The structure-function organization of neurokinin A and neurokinin B molecules. II. Theoretical conformational analysis of neurokinin B].
: The spatial structure of the neurokinin A molecule was studied by the method of theoretical conformational analysis. On the… 
2005
2005
[Structure-function organization of neurokinin A and neurokinin B molecules. I. Theoretical conformational analysis of neurokinin A].
The spatial structure of the neurokinin A molecule was studied by the method of theoretical conformational analysis. On the basis… 
1995
1995
Presence and actions of vasoactive intestinal peptide in the isolated rabbit heart.
The objectives of these experiments were to localize vasoactive intestinal peptide immunoreactivity (VIP-IR) in the intracardiac… 
1989
1989
Neurons with neurokinin B mRNA in the rat magnocellular basal nucleus: distribution, projection and colocalization studies.
: Mapping and cortical projections of neurons containing neurokinin B (NKB) mRNA in the rat basal forebrain were studied using… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Peripheral effects of neurokinins: functional evidence for the existence of multiple receptors.
The ability of six neurokinins (substance P, neurokinin A, neurokinin B, physalaemin, eledoisin and kassinin) to induce… 
1987
1987
Comparison of the responses to the sensory neuropeptides, substance P, neurokinin A, neurokinin B and calcitonin gene-related peptide and to trigeminal nerve stimulation in the iris sphincter muscle…
Three mammalian tachykinins (substance P, neurokinin A and B) and two non-mammalian ones (eledoisin and physalaemin) produced… 
1987
1987
Synthesis of neurokinin B analogs and their activities as agonists and antagonists.
Nine neurokinin B (NKB) related octapeptide analogs, substituted with Arg for His3, or Gly, D-Trp, D-Ala or D-Phe for Phe6, or… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Histamine release and local responses of rat and human skin to substance P and other mammalian tachykinins.
Substance P and two recently identified neurokinins, substance K and neuromedin K as well as the nonmammalian tachykinin kassinin…