preprotachykinin

noun

Any of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters

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Meanings

nounpreprotachykinin (plural preprotachykinins)

plural preprotachykinins

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters

Origin

From prepro- + tachykinin.

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preprotachykinin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprotachykinin

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