Failure of hypophysectomy to alter brain content of opioid peptides (endorphins)
Life SciencesPublished 1 October 1976
Alphonsus L. Cheung, Avram Goldstein
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Opioid peptides (endorphins) were extracted from brains of hypophysectomized rats and sham-operated controls and apparently, the brain endorphins do not come from the pituitary, but are probably synthesized in the brain.
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Opioid peptides (endorphins) were extracted from brains of hypophysectomized rats and sham-operated controls on the 34th post-operative day. There were no significant differences in endorphin content between groups. Evidently, the brain endorphins do not come from the pituitary, but are probably synthesized in the brain.
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