sauvagine

English

Noun

sauvagine (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A particular oligopeptide that functions as a neuropeptide
    • 2014 May 16, Katerina Spyridaki et al., “Structural-Functional Analysis of the Third Transmembrane Domain of the Corticotropin-releasing Factor Type 1 Receptor”, in The Journal of Biological Chemistry‎, volume 289, DOI:10.1074/jbc.M113.544460:
      CRF and related peptides, such as sauvagine, bind to the extracellular regions of CRF 1 R and activate the receptor.

French

Noun

sauvagine f (plural sauvagines)

  1. waterfowl
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