"beta-Endorphin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001615
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| MeSH Number(s) |
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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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Proopiomelanocortin projections to the nucleus accumbens modulate acquisition and maintenance of operant palatable pellet administration in mice. Physiol Behav. 2023 Jun 01; 265:114176.
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ß-Endorphin enhances the phospholipase activity of the dandruff causing fungi Malassezia globosa and Malassezia restricta. Med Mycol. 2017 Feb 01; 55(2):150-154.
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Mediation by gonadal steroids of plasma beta-endorphin and LH in castrated female and male rats. Peptides. 1985 Sep-Oct; 6(5):835-9.
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Immunoreactive beta-endorphin in the plasma, pituitary and hypothalamus of young female rats on the day of estrus and intact and chronically castrated old constant estrous female rats. Life Sci. 1983 Sep 05; 33(10):993-9.
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Elevation of plasma LH in response to systemic injection of beta-endorphin antiserum in adult male rats. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1983 May; 173(1):14-6.
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Immunoreactive beta-endorphin in the plasma, pituitary and hypothalamus of young and old male rats. Neurobiol Aging. 1981; 2(4):281-4.