corazonin

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Etymology[edit]

From Spanish corazón (heart), because of its ability to accelerate the heartbeat in Periplaneta americana.

Noun[edit]

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corazonin (countable and uncountable, plural corazonins)

  1. (biochemistry) A neuropeptide present in many insects