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Descriptor English: Enkephalins
Descriptor Spanish: Encefalinas
Descriptor encefalinas
Scope note: Una de las tres principales familias de los péptidos opioides endógenos. Las encefalinas son pentapéptidos amliamente distribuidos en los sistemas nerviosos central y periférico y en la médula suprarrenal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Encefalinas
Descriptor French: Enképhalines
Entry term(s): Enkephalin
Tree number(s): D12.644.400.575.281
D12.776.631.650.575.281
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004745
Scope note: One of the three major families of endogenous opioid peptides. The enkephalins are pentapeptides that are widespread in the central and peripheral nervous systems and in the adrenal medulla.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Neurotransmitter Agents
Previous Indexing: Nerve Tissue Proteins (1966-Jul 1977)
Oligopeptides (1973-Jul 1977)
Public MeSH Note: 83; was see under ENDORPHINS Aug 1977-82
History Note: 83(Aug 77); was see under ENDORPHINS Aug 1977-82
Related: Receptors, Opioid MeSH
DeCS ID: 22441
Unique ID: D004745
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1983/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/05/16
Revision Date: 2015/11/23
Enkephalins - Preferred
Concept UI M0007456
Scope note One of the three major families of endogenous opioid peptides. The enkephalins are pentapeptides that are widespread in the central and peripheral nervous systems and in the adrenal medulla.
Preferred term Enkephalins
Entry term(s) Enkephalin



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