"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.
| 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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Endorphin" by people in Profiles.
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The role of endogenous beta-endorphin and enkephalins in ethanol reward. Neuropharmacology. 2013 Oct; 73:290-300.
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The rewarding action of acute cocaine is reduced in ß-endorphin deficient but not in µ opioid receptor knockout mice. Eur J Pharmacol. 2012 Jul 05; 686(1-3):50-4.
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Stress-induced analgesia and endogenous opioid peptides: the importance of stress duration. Eur J Pharmacol. 2011 Jan 15; 650(2-3):563-7.
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The role of beta-endorphin in the acute motor stimulatory and rewarding actions of cocaine in mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2008 Apr; 197(3):443-8.
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Repeated stress alters the ability of nicotine to activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. J Neurochem. 2006 Dec; 99(5):1321-7.
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Purification and characterization of a paired basic residue-specific yeast aspartic protease encoded by the YAP3 gene. Similarity to the mammalian pro-opiomelanocortin-converting enzyme. J Biol Chem. 1993 Jun 05; 268(16):11968-75.
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Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone discloses a stimulatory effect of beta-endorphin on somatostatin release. Brain Res. 1987 Aug 04; 417(1):127-30.
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Interaction of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone with beta-endorphin to influence anterior pituitary hormone secretion in the female rat. Endocrinology. 1986 Sep; 119(3):1071-5.
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Blockade of stress-induced prolactin release in monosodium glutamate-treated rats. Brain Res Bull. 1983 Jan; 10(1):23-6.