MeSH definition : Teleost hormones. A family of small peptides isolated from urophyses of bony fishes.
They have many different physiological effects, including long-lasting hypotensive
activity and have been proposed as antihypertensives. There are at least four different
compounds: urotensin I, urotensin II, urotensin III, and urotensin IV.;
MeSH synonym : Urotensin;
MeSH annotation : antihypertensives; from urophyses of fish; /biosyn /physiol permitted;
Teleost hormones. A family of small peptides isolated from urophyses of bony fishes.
They have many different physiological effects, including long-lasting hypotensive
activity and have been proposed as antihypertensives. There are at least four different
compounds: urotensin I, urotensin II, urotensin III, and urotensin IV.