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metenkephalin

metenkephalin noun: an endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitter found naturally in many parts of the animal and human body; one of the two forms of enkephalin (the other being leuenkephalin).

Noun

metenkephalin (uncountable)

  1. An endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitter found naturally in many parts of the animal and human body; one of the two forms of enkephalin (the other being leuenkephalin)
    • PRO, an endogenous opioid itself, is also the precursor of the opiate neuropeptides metenkephalin and leuenkephalin.2007 December 11, Craig Howard Kinsley, Massimo Bardi, Kate Karelina, Brandi Rima, Lillian Christon, Julia Friedenberg, Garrett Griffin, “Motherhood Induces and Maintains Behavioral and Neural...
    Synonyms:
    OGF, opioid growth factor

Synonyms of metenkephalin

  • OGF
  • opioid growth factor

Forms of metenkephalin

alternative formmet-enkephalin

Origin of metenkephalin

From Met + enkephalin.

Questions about metenkephalin

What does metenkephalin mean?
Metenkephalin means an endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitter found naturally in many parts of the animal and human body; one of the two forms of enkephalin (the other being leuenkephalin).
What part of speech is metenkephalin?
Metenkephalin is a noun.

Words near metenkephalin in the dictionary

  1. metencephalin
  2. metencephalins
  3. metencephalon
  4. metencephalons
  5. metendosternite
  6. metenkephalin
  7. metensomatoses
  8. metensomatosis
  9. meteoclimatic
  10. meteogram
  11. meteograms

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