"beta-Endorphin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 31-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. It acts on OPIOID RECEPTORS and is an analgesic. Its first four amino acids at the N-terminal are identical to the tetrapeptide sequence of METHIONINE ENKEPHALIN and LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN.
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D001615
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D06.472.699.327.935.239 D06.472.699.631.525.600.239 D12.644.400.400.935.239 D12.644.400.575.241.080 D12.644.548.365.935.239 D12.644.548.691.525.690.239 D12.776.631.650.405.935.239 D12.776.631.650.575.241.080
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Concept/Terms |
beta-Endorphin- beta-Endorphin
- beta Endorphin
- beta-Endorphin (1-31)
- Endorphin, beta
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1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Endorphin" by people in Profiles.
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All-Electronic Quantification of Neuropeptide-Receptor Interaction Using a Bias-Free Functionalized Graphene Microelectrode. ACS Nano. 2018 05 22; 12(5):4218-4223.
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha increases after corticotropin-releasing hormone administration in Cushing's disease. In vivo and in vitro studies. Neuroendocrinology. 1996 Nov; 64(5):393-7.
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Beta-endorphin protects mice from neurological disease induced by the murine coronavirus MHV-JHM. J Neuroimmunol. 1993 Oct; 48(1):81-90.
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[Response of plasma beta-endorphin in post-operative pain before and after relief with epidural narcotics]. Ma Zui Xue Za Zhi. 1987 Jun; 25(2):81-8.