alpha-Endorphin

"alpha-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

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

Descriptor ID

D018822

MeSH Number(s)

D06.472.699.327.935.119

D06.472.699.631.525.600.119

D12.644.400.400.935.119

D12.644.400.575.241.039

D12.644.468.241.039

D12.644.548.365.935.119

D12.644.548.691.525.690.119

D12.776.641.650.405.935.119

D12.776.641.650.575.241.080.500.500

Concept/Terms

alpha-Endorphin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "alpha-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]
alpha-Endorphin [D06.472.699.327.935.119]
Pituitary Hormones [D06.472.699.631]
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior [D06.472.699.631.525]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D06.472.699.631.525.600]
alpha-Endorphin [D06.472.699.631.525.600.119]
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]
alpha-Endorphin [D12.644.400.400.935.119]
Opioid Peptides [D12.644.400.575]
Endorphins [D12.644.400.575.241]
alpha-Endorphin [D12.644.400.575.241.039]
Opioid Peptides [D12.644.468]
Endorphins [D12.644.468.241]
alpha-Endorphin [D12.644.468.241.039]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.644.548.365]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.548.365.935]
alpha-Endorphin [D12.644.548.365.935.119]
Pituitary Hormones [D12.644.548.691]
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior [D12.644.548.691.525]
Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.644.548.691.525.690]
alpha-Endorphin [D12.644.548.691.525.690.119]
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]
alpha-Endorphin [D12.776.641.650.405.935.119]
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]
alpha-Endorphin [D12.776.641.650.575.241.080.500.500]

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

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

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