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MeSH Heading: Orexins
Tree Number(s): D12.644.400.360; D12.776.631.650.363
Unique ID: D000068797
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000068797
Scope Note: Neuropeptide hormones that play a role in regulating a variety of behavioral and physiological processes in response to motivational stimuli.
Entry Term(s): Hypocretin; Hypocretin-1; Hypocretin-2; Hypocretins; Orexin; Orexin-A; Orexin-B
See Also: Orexin Receptors
Public MeSH Note: 2016; OREXINS was indexed under NEUROPEPTIDES & INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS 2005-2015, and under CARRIER PROTEINS 1998-2004
History Note: 2016
Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/10
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M000603797
Scope Note: Neuropeptide hormones that play a role in regulating a variety of behavioral and physiological processes in response to motivational stimuli.
Terms: Orexins Preferred Term
Term UI T000877294
Date03/24/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Hypocretin
Term UI T000999041
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Orexin
Term UI T000999042
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Hypocretins
Term UI T000879008
Date04/30/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016)

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