Neurophysins - ț̢
Carrier proteins for OXYTOCIN and VASOPRESSIN. They are polypeptides of about 10-kDa, synthesized in the HYPOTHALAMUS. Neurophysin I is associated with oxytocin and neurophysin II is associated with vasopressin in their respective precursors and during transportation down the axons to the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR).
Synonyms : Neurophysin I, Neurophysin II, Neurophysin III, Oxytocin-Associated Neurophysin, Vasopressin-Associated Neurophysin, I, Neurophysin, II, Neurophysin, III, Neurophysin, Neurophysin, Oxytocin-Associated, Neurophysin, Vasopressin-Associated