sauvagine   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 918

Comment: Isolated from the skin of the Sauvage's leaf frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagei)
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References
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Urocortin, a mammalian neuropeptide related to fish urotensin I and to corticotropin-releasing factor.
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