"Lypressin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The porcine antidiuretic hormone (VASOPRESSINS). It is a cyclic nonapeptide that differs from ARG-VASOPRESSIN by one amino acid, containing a LYSINE at residue 8 instead of an ARGININE. Lys-vasopressin is used to treat DIABETES INSIPIDUS or to improve vasomotor tone and BLOOD PRESSURE.
| Descriptor ID |
D008236
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.692.781.400 D12.644.400.900.400 D12.644.456.925.480 D12.644.548.691.692.781.400 D12.776.631.650.937.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Lypressin- Lypressin
- 8-Lysine Vasopressin
- 8 Lysine Vasopressin
- Vasopressin, 8-Lysine
- Lysyl Vasopressin
- Vasopressin, Lysyl
- Lys-Vasopressin
- Lys Vasopressin
- Lysine Vasopressin
- Vasopressin, Lysine
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