Alpha-endorphin

Japanese: α-エンドルフィン - あるふぁえんどるふぃん
Alpha-endorphin

...A type of neuropeptide found in large quantities in the posterior pituitary gland. There are four types: α-, β-, γ-, and δ-. The amino acid sequences of these endorphins correspond to the 61st to 76th amino acids (α-endorphin), 61st to 91st amino acids (β-endorphin), 61st to 77th amino acids (γ-endorphin), and 61st to 87th amino acids (δ-endorphin) of the amino acid sequence of lipotropin secreted from the anterior pituitary gland. Of these four types of endorphins, the physiologically most important is β-endorphin, which acts on morphine receptors and has a morphine-like analgesic effect.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "alpha-endorphin" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…脳下垂体後葉に多く含まれる神経ペプチドの一種。α‐,β‐,γ‐,δ‐の4種があり,それぞれのアミノ酸配列は,脳下垂体前葉から分泌されるリポトロピンのアミノ酸配列の61~76番目(α‐エンドルフィン),61~91番目(β‐エンドルフィン),61~77番目(γ‐エンドルフィン),61~87番目(δ‐エンドルフィン)に相当する。これら4種のエンドルフィンのうち生理的に重要なのはβ‐エンドルフィンで,モルヒネ受容体に作用してモルヒネ様鎮痛作用をもつ。…

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