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English
Etymology
From pro- + neurotensin.
Noun
proneurotensin (uncountable)
- (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, 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.