ENKEPHALIN


Meaning of ENKEPHALIN in English

noun Etymology: enkephal- (alteration of encephal-) + -in Date: 1975 either of two pentapeptides with opiate and analgesic activity that occur naturally especially in the brain and have a marked affinity for opiate receptors

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