gamma-Endorphin

"gamma-Endorphin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

Definition | Details | More General Concepts | Related Concepts | More Specific Concepts

An endogenous opioid peptide derived from BETA-LIPOTROPIN of the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) system. It is the 17-amino acid sequence of the N-terminal of BETA-ENDORPHIN and differs from ALPHA-ENDORPHIN by one amino acid (beta-endorphin 1-16).

Descriptor ID

D018823

MeSH Number(s)

D06.472.699.327.935.505

D06.472.699.631.525.600.505

D12.644.400.400.935.505

D12.644.400.575.241.540

D12.644.468.241.540

D12.644.548.365.935.505

D12.644.548.691.525.690.505

D12.776.641.650.405.935.505

D12.776.641.650.575.241.080.500

Concept/Terms

gamma-Endorphin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "gamma-Endorphin".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Peptide Hormones [D06.472.699]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D06.472.699.327]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D06.472.699.327.935]
gamma-Endorphin [D06.472.699.327.935.505]
Pituitary Hormones [D06.472.699.631]
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior [D06.472.699.631.525]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D06.472.699.631.525.600]
gamma-Endorphin [D06.472.699.631.525.600.505]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Neuropeptides [D12.644.400]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.644.400.400]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.400.400.935]
gamma-Endorphin [D12.644.400.400.935.505]
Opioid Peptides [D12.644.400.575]
Endorphins [D12.644.400.575.241]
gamma-Endorphin [D12.644.400.575.241.540]
Opioid Peptides [D12.644.468]
Endorphins [D12.644.468.241]
gamma-Endorphin [D12.644.468.241.540]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.644.548.365]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.548.365.935]
gamma-Endorphin [D12.644.548.365.935.505]
Pituitary Hormones [D12.644.548.691]
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior [D12.644.548.691.525]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.548.691.525.690]
gamma-Endorphin [D12.644.548.691.525.690.505]
Proteins [D12.776]
Nerve Tissue Proteins [D12.776.641]
Neuropeptides [D12.776.641.650]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.776.641.650.405]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.776.641.650.405.935]
gamma-Endorphin [D12.776.641.650.405.935.505]
Opioid Peptides [D12.776.641.650.575]
Endorphins [D12.776.641.650.575.241]
beta-Endorphin [D12.776.641.650.575.241.080]
gamma-Endorphin [D12.776.641.650.575.241.080.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "gamma-Endorphin".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "gamma-Endorphin".

publications

Timeline | Most Recent

This graph shows the total number of publications written about "gamma-Endorphin" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "gamma-Endorphin" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Related Networks