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vasotocin
vasotocin (ˌveɪzəʊˈtəʊsɪn) n (Zoology) a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibiansvasotocin
vasotocin[‚vā·zə′tōs·ən] (biochemistry) A hormone from the neurosecretory cells of the posterior pituitary of lower vertebrates; increases permeability to water in amphibian skin and in bladder. vasotocin
va·so·to·cin (vā'sō-tō'sin, vas-ō-), A nonapeptide hormone of the neurohypophysis of subvertebrates, with activities similar to that of vasopressin and oxytocin; chemically identical with human vasopressin except for an isoleucyl residue at position 3; thus [3-isoleucine]vasopressin or [Ile3]vasopressin. [vaso, pressin + oxytocin] |