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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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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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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Localization of mu-opioid receptors on amygdaloid projection neurons in the parabrachial nucleus of the rat
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Selectivity of various opioid peptides towards delta-, kappa; and MU-opioid receptors mediating presynaptic inhibition of neurotransmitter release in the brain
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Regulation of human natural cytotoxicity by enkephalins and selective opiate agonists
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
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Postnatal development of opioid systems in rat brain
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Which Opioid Receptor Mechanism Modulates Feeding?
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
Peptide E and other proenkephalin-derived peptides are potent kappa opiate receptor agonists
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Endogenous opioid peptides: comparative evaluation of their receptor affinities in the mouse brain.
Review
1982
Review
1982
Biosynthesis of polyprotein precursors to regulatory peptides
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