neurophysins

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A form of neurophysin — Any of a group of carrier proteins that transport the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin to the posterior pituitary from the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of neurophysin
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