ENKEPHALIN


Meaning of ENKEPHALIN in English

[en.keph.a.lin] n [enkephal- (alter. of encephal-) + -in] (1975): either of two pentapeptides with opiate and analgesic activity that occur naturally in the brain and have a marked affinity for opiate receptors--compare endorphin

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