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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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- 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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