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Neurotensin is a tridecapeptide isolated originally from calf hypothalamus and subsequently from a variety of other tissues and species (1,2). It exhibits a broad spectrum of pharmacological effects both in the central nervous system and in peripheral tissues (reviewed in Ref. 2–4).
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Goldman, R., Bar-Shavit, Z., Shezen, E., Terry, S., Blumberg, S. (1982). Enhancement of Phagocytosis by Neurotensin, a Newly Found Biological Activity of the Neuropeptide. In: Normann, S.J., Sorkin, E. (eds) Macrophages and Natural Killer Cells. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 155. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4394-3_11
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