Urotensins

**Definition:** Teleost hormones. A family of small peptides isolated from urophyses of bony fishes. They have many different physiological effects, including long-lasting hypotensive activity and have been proposed as antihypertensives. There are at least four different compounds: urotensin I, urotensin II, urotensin III, and urotensin IV.

**Tree numbers:** - D06.472.699.905 - D12.644.548.905 - D23.469.050.375.925

**Synonyms:** - Urotensin