metenkephalin

See also: met-enkephalin

English

Alternative forms

• met-enkephalin

Etymology

Met +‎ enkephalin

Noun

metenkephalin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) 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)
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     PRO, an endogenous opioid itself, is also the precursor of the opiate neuropeptides metenkephalin and leuenkephalin.

Synonyms

• OGF, opioid growth factor