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Over 50 neuroactive peptides have been found, among them hormones such as LH or insulin that have specific local actions in addition to their long-range signalling properties.

• adrenocorticotropic hormone
• angiotensin II
• atrial natriuretic factor
• bombesin
• bradykinin
• calcitonin
• calcitonin gene-related peptide
• carnosine
• beta-casomorphin
• cholecystokinin
• corticotropin-releasing factor
• delta sleep-inducing peptide
• dynorphin
• beta-endorphin
• Leu-enkephalin
• Met-enkephalin
• galanin
• gastrin
• glucagon
• growth hormone
• growth hormone-releasing factor
• insulin
• kyotorphin
• beta-lipotropin
• luteinizing hormone-releasing factor
• melanocyte-stimulating hormone release inhibitory factor-1
• alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone
• motilin
• neurokinin A
• neurokinin B
• neuropeptide Y
• neurotensin
• oxytocin
• pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide
• peptide HI
• prolactin
• secretin
• somatostatin
• substance P
• thyroid-releasing hormone
• vasopressin
• vasoactive intestinal peptide

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• Peptides
• Neurotransmitter

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• Myers RD (1994)Neuroactive peptides: unique phases in research on mammalian brain over three decades. Peptides. 15(2):367-81. Links

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