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- noun biochemistry Any of a family of secreted
proteins thatcontract gastrointestinal smooth muscle
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Mice deficient in prokineticin 2 (PROK2) and prokineticin receptor2 (PROKR2) exhibit variable olfactory bulb dysgenesis and GnRH neuronal migration defects reminiscent of human GnRH deficiency.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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Piggy Bank Kids, and Action Medical Research, and formerly include Wellbeing of Women), has acted as a consultant to a small drug company (Preglem, Geneva) that was considering developing treatments for preterm labor, and is named as an inventor on patent applications for a compound (a prokineticin antagonist) potentially useful in preterm labor prevention.
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