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MeSH Heading: Peptide YY
Tree Number(s): D06.472.317.662; D06.472.699.595; D12.644.548.595
Unique ID: D019894
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019894
Scope Note: A 36-amino acid peptide produced by the L cells of the distal small intestine and colon. Peptide YY inhibits gastric and pancreatic secretion.
Entry Term(s): PYY Peptide
Previous Indexing: Peptides (1982-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98; PEPTIDE YY was indexed under PEPTIDES 1982-97
History Note: 98; use PEPTIDE YY (NM) 1982-97
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

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)

Peptide YY MeSH Descriptor Data 2025