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Enkephalins

Known as: Enkephalin, Enkephalins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
One of the three major families of endogenous opioid peptides. The enkephalins are pentapeptides that are widespread in the central and peripheral… 
National Institutes of Health

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BW 942CEK 209Enkephalin, LeucineFW 34569

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Endogenous OpiatesEndorphinsNeurotransmitter Agents
In BloodNucleus Raphe MagnusOpioid ReceptorPeptides

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Evidence for sugar addiction: Behavioral and neurochemical effects of intermittent, excessive sugar intake
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Ghrelin, a novel growth hormone-releasing acylated peptide, is synthesized in a distinct endocrine cell type in the gastrointestinal tracts of rats and humans.
Ghrelin, a novel GH-releasing acylated peptide, was recently isolated from rat stomach. It stimulated the release of GH from the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Replica-exchange molecular dynamics method for protein folding
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Parallel tempering algorithm for conformational studies of biological molecules
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The delta-opioid receptor: isolation of a cDNA by expression cloning and pharmacological characterization.
Abstract A random primed expression cDNA library was constructed from the RNA of NG 108-15 cells. Pools of plasmid DNA were… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
On the significance of subterritories in the “accumbens” part of the rat ventral striatum
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
D1 and D2 dopamine receptor-regulated gene expression of striatonigral and striatopallidal neurons.
The striatum, which is the major component of the basal ganglia in the brain, is regulated in part by dopaminergic input from the… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Distribution of dynorphin and enkephalin peptides in the rat brain
The neuroanatomical distribution of dynorphin B‐like immunoreactivity (DYN‐B) was studied in the adult male and female albino rat… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Endogenous opioid peptides: multiple agonists and receptors
Opioid peptides were assayed by inhibition of 3H-naloxone and 3H-leu-enkephalin binding in brain homogenates and by depression of… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Identification of two related pentapeptides from the brain with potent opiate agonist activity
Enkephalin, a natural ligand for opiate receptors is composed of the pentapeptides H–Tyr–Gly–Gly–Phe–Met–OH and H–Tyr–Gly–Gly–Phe… 
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