"Neurotensin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A biologically active tridecapeptide isolated from the hypothalamus. It has been shown to induce hypotension in the rat, to stimulate contraction of guinea pig ileum and rat uterus, and to cause relaxation of rat duodenum. There is also evidence that it acts as both a peripheral and a central nervous system neurotransmitter.
| Descriptor ID |
D009496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.400.550 D12.776.631.650.550
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurotensin" by people in Profiles.
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Dominguez-Lopez S, Piccart E, Lynch WB, Wollet MB, Sharpe AL, Beckstead MJ. Antagonism of Neurotensin Receptors in the Ventral Tegmental Area Decreases Methamphetamine Self-Administration and Methamphetamine Seeking in Mice. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2018 04 01; 21(4):361-370.
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Sharpe AL, Varela E, Beckstead MJ. Systemic PD149163, a neurotensin receptor 1 agonist, decreases methamphetamine self-administration in DBA/2J mice without causing excessive sedation. PLoS One. 2017; 12(7):e0180710.