EFFECT OF BETA-ENDORPHIN ON CALCIUM-UPTAKE IN THE BRAIN

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GUERREROMUNOZ, F [1 ]
DELOURDESGUERRERO, M [1 ]
WAY, EL [1 ]
LI, CH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,HORMONE RES LAB,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
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10.1126/science.39340
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The uptake of 45Ca2+ by nerve-ending fractions from brains of mice was inhibited in vitro by 10-9M concentrations of β-endorphin and in mice injected intraventricularly with 7 picomoles of β-endorphin. That the effect was a specific opiate agonist response of β-endorphin was demonstrated by use of the opiate antagonist, naloxone, which reversed the action. A role for β-endorphin in the regulation of calcium flux and neurotransmitter release should be considered. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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