"gamma-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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An endogenous opioid peptide derived from BETA-LIPOTROPIN of the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) system. It is the 17-amino acid sequence of the N-terminal of BETA-ENDORPHIN and differs from ALPHA-ENDORPHIN by one amino acid (beta-endorphin 1-16).
| Descriptor ID |
D018823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.935.505 D06.472.699.631.525.600.505 D12.644.400.400.935.505 D12.644.400.575.241.540 D12.644.548.365.935.505 D12.644.548.691.525.690.505 D12.776.631.650.405.935.505 D12.776.631.650.575.241.540
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| Concept/Terms |
gamma-Endorphin- gamma-Endorphin
- gamma Endorphin
- beta-Endorphin (1-17)
- Endorphin, gamma
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Beta-endorphin 1-17 modulates high affinity IL-2 receptor expression on human T cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1992 Apr 15; 650:234-8.