Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Nociceptin or orphanin FQ a 17-amino acid neuropeptide is the endogenous ligand for the nociceptin receptor (NOP ORL-1). It is derived from the prepronociceptin protein as are a further 2 peptides nocistatin & NocII.
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