The mammalian tachykinins are a family of peptides that, until recently, has included
substance P (SP), neurokinin A and neurokinin B. Since, the discovery of a third …

The peptides of the tachykinin family are widely distributed within the mammalian peripheral
and central nervous systems and play a well-recognized role as excitatory …

There is an expanding repertoire of mammalian tachykinins produced by a variety of
tachykinin genes, gene splicing events and peptide processing. Novel tachykinin-binding …

The existence of multiple mammalian tachykinins is now well established (for recent reviews
see 1-4). In addition to substance P (SP), mammalian tachykinins include neurokinin A …

The tachykinin family has recently been extended by the discovery of a third tachykinin gene
encoding previously unknown mammalian tachykinins (hemokinin 1, endokinin A and …

Recently, the cloning of a novel preprotachykinin gene (PPT-C) has been reported. This
gene codes for a novel peptide named hemokinin 1 (HK-1). In contrast with the known …

Abstract Hemokinin-1 (HK-1), the newest tachykinin encoded by the Tac4 gene was
discovered in 2000. Its name differs from that of the other members of this peptide family due …

A family of peptides that shares a common C-terminal sequence (Phe-X-Gly-Leu-MetNH 2)
exists in mammalian and non-mammalian species. In mammals, three of these peptides …

Tachykinins belong to an evolutionarily conserved family of peptide neurotransmitters. The
mammalian tachykinins include substance P, neurokinin A and neurokinin B, which exert …

We report four human tachykinins, endokinins A, B, C, and D (EKA–D), encoded from a
single tachykinin precursor 4 gene that generates four mRNAs (α, β, γ, and δ). Tachykinin 4 …