Endorphin…is 200 times more potent than morphine (Science News). Injected into animals, in laboratory tests, the endorphins (a chain of up to 31 amino acids) acted as pain killers (Maclean's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
phin — amor·phin·ism; dau·phin; dau·phin·ess; del·phin; del·phin·i·dae; del·phin·i·din; del·phin·i·um; jo·se·phin·ite; mor·phin·ism; mor·phin·ist; mor·phin·ize; phos·phin·ic; por·phin; ser·a·phin; thy·rot·ro·phin; beta en·dor·phin; dyn·or·phin;… … English syllables
dor — am·bas·sa·dor; am·bas·sa·dor·ship; an·dor·ite; an·dor·ra; an·ti·dor·cas; ar·dor; blen·dor; bu·dor·cas; can·dor; car·ga·dor; cha·dor; chro·ma·dor·i·da; com·pra·dor; con·dor; con·quis·ta·dor; cor·reg·i·dor; cor·ri·dor; cus·pi·dor; dor·cas;… … English syllables
endorphin — en·dor·phin … English syllables
Endorphin — En|dor|phin 〈n. 11; meist Pl.; Biol.; Med.〉 körpereigener Stoff, biochemisch dem Morphin ähnlich, der schmerzstillend wirkt ● Stress regt das Gehirn an, Endorphine auszuschütten [verkürzt <endogenes Morphin <griech. endon „drinnen,… … Universal-Lexikon
Endorphin — One of the body s own painkillers, an opioid (morphine like) chemical produced by the body that serves to suppress pain. Endorphins are manufactured in the brain, spinal cord, and many other parts of the body. They are released in response to… … Medical dictionary
neoendorphin — neo·en·dor·phin (ne″o en dorґfin; enґdor fin) either of a pair of opioid peptides, designated α and β, closely related to and derived from the same precursor as the dynorphins … Medical dictionary
beta-endorphin — be·ta en·dor·phin or ß endorphin .bāt ə en dȯr fən, chiefly Brit .bē tə n an endorphin of the pituitary gland with much greater analgesic potency than morphine that occurs free and as the terminal sequence of 31 amino acids in the polypeptide… … Medical dictionary
Endorphin — En|dor|phin 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; meist Pl.; Med.〉 körpereigener Wirkstoff, der im Zentralnervensystem gebildet wird u. eine opiat bzw. morphinähnl., schmerzstillende Wirkung besitzt [Etym.: <Endo… + Morphin] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
endorphin — en|dor|phin [enˈdo:fın US ˈdo:r ] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: endo ( ENDOCRINE) + morphine] a chemical produced by your body that reduces pain and can make you feel happier … Dictionary of contemporary English
Endorphin — En|dor|phin das; s, e (meist Plur.) Kunstw. aus ↑endogen u. Morphin> körpereigener Eiweißstoff (Hormon), der schmerzstillend wirkt … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
