Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of Neuromedin U-25, an alias of the protein, neuromedin U. The official gene symbol is NMU. The kits can detect several species variants of the protein, including: human, mouse, rat, chicken, and other mammalian. The protein, with a mass of 19.7 kDa and length of 174 residues, is reported to be secreted. It is a member of the NmU family and may be known by other names, including: prepro-NMU, and neuromedin U precursor-related peptide/neuromedin U preproprotein.