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单词 endorphin
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endorphinn.

Brit. /ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/, U.S. /ɛnˈdɔrfən/
Etymology: < French endorphine (E. Simon: see Compt. Rend. (1976) Ser. D. CCLXXXII. 785), < endogène endogenous adj. + morphine morphine n.
Biochemistry.
Any of a group of peptides that occur naturally in the brain and bind to the same receptors as does morphine.
ΚΠ
1976 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 73 3942/1 We have reported isolating from a crude extract of (porcine) hypothalamus-neurohypophysis three peptides named endorphins.
1978 Nature 22 June 675/1 Recent research has led to the hypothesis that acupuncture produces analgesia through the release of endorphins.
1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xxi. 21/1 Electrical stimulation of nerve trunks or of cutaneous nerves can result in endorphins appearing in the cerebrospinal fluid, presumably indicating activation of pain inhibitory mechanisms.
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