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Vasotocin
Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Arg-Gly, cyclic 1-6 disulfide. The non-mammalian hormone that controls water and salt metabolism. It is the phylogenetic precursor of both ANTIDIURETIC HORMONES and OXYTOCIN and a possible neuroendocrine mediator in mammals. Vasotocin has oxytocic and vasopressor actions.
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