proneurotensin

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ neurotensin.

Noun

proneurotensin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A precursor of the hormone neurotensin
   • 2015 July 13, Bodil Ohlsson, Olle Melander, “Basal Plasma Levels of Copeptin are Elevated in Inactive Inflammatory Bowel Disease after Bowel Resection”, in Drug Target Insights‎^[1], volume 9, →DOI:

     In conclusion, higher basal plasma levels of copeptin were found in inactive IBD patients, whereas the basal plasma levels of MR-proADM, MR-proANP, MR-PENK A, NT-PTA, and proneurotensin were not altered in inactive IBD compared with controls in middle-aged subjects.