Diazepam Binding Inhibitor
"Diazepam Binding Inhibitor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An 86-amino acid polypeptide, found in central and peripheral tissues, that displaces diazepam from the benzodiazepine recognition site on the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor (RECEPTORS, GABA). It also binds medium- and long-chain acyl-CoA esters and serves as an acyl-CoA transporter. This peptide regulates lipid metabolism.
| Descriptor ID |
D026261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.136
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| Concept/Terms |
Diazepam Binding Inhibitor- Diazepam Binding Inhibitor
- Binding Inhibitor, Diazepam
- Inhibitor, Diazepam Binding
- EpDBI
- Endozepine
- Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein
- Acyl CoA Binding Protein
- Protein, Acyl-CoA-Binding
- DBI Peptide
- Peptide, DBI
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diazepam Binding Inhibitor" by people in Profiles.
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Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and diazepam-binding inhibitor (DBI) during alcohol withdrawal and abstinence. Neuropsychopharmacology. 1996 Sep; 15(3):288-95.
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CSF diazepam-binding inhibitor concentrations in panic disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 1992 Oct 15; 32(8):712-6.