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Dynorphins

Known as: Dynorphin, Dynorphins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A class of opioid peptides including dynorphin A, dynorphin B, and smaller fragments of these peptides. Dynorphins prefer kappa-opioid receptors… 
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Dynorphin (1-17)E 2078arodyndynorphin (1-32)

Broader (4)

Endogenous OpiatesEndorphinsNeurotransmitter AgentsPituitary Hormones
In BloodPDYN geneProcess of secretionReceptors, Opioid, kappa

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Opioid systems in the dentate gyrus.
Review
1995
Review
1995
Immunohistochemical mapping of neuropeptides in the premamillary region of the hypothalamus in rats
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Seizures induce dramatic and distinctly different changes in enkephalin, dynorphin, and CCK immunoreactivities in mouse hippocampal mossy fibers
Light microscopic immunocytochemical techniques were used to evaluate the influence of recurrent limbic seizure activity on the… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Interaction of Opiates with Opioid Binding Sites in the Bovine Adrenal Medulla: I. Interaction with δ and μ Sites
Abstract: In the present study we examined the interaction of opiates with the δ and μ opioid binding sites in the bovine adrenal… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A functional role for opioid peptides in the differential secretion of vasopressin and oxytocin
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Which Opioid Receptor Mechanism Modulates Feeding?
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Dynorphin is contained within hippocampal mossy fibers: immunochemical alterations after kainic acid administration and colchicine-induced neurotoxicity.
Antisera raised against synthetic dynorphin or [Leu5]enkephalin demonstrate immunostaining in hippocampal mossy fibers and in… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Co-existence of unrelated peptides in oxytocin and vasopressin terminals of rat neurohypophyses: Immunoreactive methionine5-enkephalin-, leucine5- enkephalin- and cholecystokinin-like substances
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Ontogeny of opioid and related peptides in the rat cns and pituitary: an immunocytochemical study.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Peptide E and other proenkephalin-derived peptides are potent kappa opiate receptor agonists
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