Agouti (disambiguation)
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Agouti are several rodent species of the genus Dasyprocta.
Agouti may also refer to:
Biology
Rodents
- Tailed agouti or acouchi, a member of the genus Myoprocta
- Paca, a member of the genus Cuniculus, formerly Agouti
Other
- Agouti (coloration), fur coloration in which each hair has alternating dark and light bands
- Agouti signalling peptide, a circulating hormone produced by the Agouti gene that acts like an antagonist at melanocortin receptors
- Agouti-related peptide, a neuropeptide produced in the brain by the AgRP/NPY neuron
Other uses
- Agouti (engineering), a propellor cavitation noise reduction system
See also
- Agouta or Hispaniolan solenodon, a solenodon
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