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Substance P

"Substance P" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An eleven-amino acid neurotransmitter that appears in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is involved in transmission of PAIN, causes rapid contractions of the gastrointestinal smooth muscle, and modulates inflammatory and immune responses.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Substance P" by people in this website by year, and whether "Substance P" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 31 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 1995 and 2001
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