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- noun biochemistry One of a pair of
pentapeptides , (Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met) occurring naturally in thebrain , that affectspain perception .
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We have proposed from these experiments that alcohol increases release not by a direct action on the dopamine neuron but through the release of an endogenous delta opioid agonist, possibly met-enkephalin, to modulate dopamine activity.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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We have proposed from these experiments that alcohol increases release not by a direct action on the dopamine neuron but through the release of an endogenous delta opioid agonist, possibly met-enkephalin, to modulate dopamine activity.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The monoclonal antibody used to visualize ENK does not distinguish between met-enkephalin and leu-enkephalin
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The monoclonal antibody used to visualize ENK does not distinguish between met-enkephalin and leu-enkephalin
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The monoclonal antibody used to visualize ENK does not distinguish between met-enkephalin and leu-enkephalin
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