endorphin

n.

内啡肽（体内产生的一种镇痛作用的荷尔蒙）；

1. One theory is that excessive licking causes endorphin release, causing an addiction to licking.
   一种理论认为舌舔造成内啡肽释放，从而引起嗜舔。

beta-endorphin is a potent analgesic agent.
beta-Endorphin: cross tolerance to and cross physical dependence on morphine.
Naloxone blockade of acupuncture analgesia: endorphin implicated.
Foot-shock induced stress increases |[beta]|-endorphin levels in blood but not brain
Endogenous pain control systems: brainstem spinal pathways and endorphin circuitry.
Neurons Containing β -endorphin in Rat Brain Exist Separately from those Containing Enkephalin: Immunocytochemical Studies
Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for porcine beta-neo-endorphin/dynorphin precursor
In vivo corticotropin-releasing factor-induced secretion of adrenocorticotropin, beta-endorphin, and corticosterone.
Characterization of a 41-residue ovine hypothalamic peptide that stimulates secretion of corticotropin and beta-endorphin
Single-nucleotide polymorphism in the human mu opioid receptor gene alters beta-endorphin binding and activity: possible implication...