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Descriptor English: Orexins
Descriptor Spanish: Orexinas
Descriptor orexinas
Entry term(s) hipocretina
orexina
Scope note: Hormonas neuropeptídicas que juegan un papel en la regulación de una variedad de procesos fisiológicos y de comportamiento en respuesta a los estímulos motivacionales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Orexinas
Descriptor French: Orexines
Entry term(s): Hypocretin
Hypocretin 1
Hypocretin 2
Hypocretin-1
Hypocretin-2
Hypocretins
Orexin
Orexin A
Orexin B
Orexin-A
Orexin-B
Tree number(s): D12.644.400.360
D12.776.631.650.363
RDF Unique Identifier: https://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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
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
Related: Orexin Receptors MeSH
DeCS ID: 55971
Unique ID: D000068797
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/10
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Orexins - Preferred
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.
Preferred term Orexins
Entry term(s) Hypocretin
Hypocretins
Orexin
Orexin-B - Narrower
Concept UI M0287277
Preferred term Orexin-B
Entry term(s) Hypocretin 2
Hypocretin-2
Orexin B
Orexin-A - Narrower
Concept UI M0287275
Preferred term Orexin-A
Entry term(s) Hypocretin 1
Hypocretin-1
Orexin A



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