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Meaning of "enkephalin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENKEPHALIN

enkephalin  [ɛnˈkɛfəlɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENKEPHALIN

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determiner
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Enkephalin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ENKEPHALIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Enkephalin

An enkephalin is a pentapeptide involved in regulating nociception in the body. The enkephalins are termed endogenous ligands, as they are internally derived and bind to the body's opioid receptors. Discovered in 1975, two forms of enkephalin were revealed, one containing leucine, and the other containing methionine. Both are products of the proenkephalin gene. ▪ Met-enkephalin is Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met. ▪ Leu-enkephalin has Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENKEPHALIN


Adrenalin
əˈdrɛnəlɪn
adrenaline
əˈdrɛnəlɪn
capelin
ˈkæpəlɪn
cephalin
ˈsɛfəlɪn
chamberlain
ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn
concanavalin
ˌkɒnkəˈnævəlɪn
encephalin
ɛnˈsɛfəlɪn
enkephaline
ɛnˈkɛfəlɪn
formalin
ˈfɔːməlɪn
Hamelin
ˈhæməlɪn
kaolin
ˈkeɪəlɪn
kephalin
ˈkɛfəlɪn
lanolin
ˈlænəlɪn
madeleine
ˈmædəlɪn
magdalen
ˈmæɡdəlɪn
naphthalene
ˈnæfθəlɪn
Ritalin
ˈrɪtəlɪn
siderophilin
ˌsɪdəˈrɒfəlɪn
trampoline
ˈtræmpəlɪn
zeppelin
ˈzɛpəlɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENKEPHALIN

enjoinder
enjoiner
enjoinment
enjoy
enjoy oneself
enjoyable
enjoyableness
enjoyably
enjoyer
enjoyment
enkephaline
enkernel
enkindle
enkindler
enlace
enlacement
enlard
enlarge
enlargeable
enlarged

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENKEPHALIN

alkalin
amygdalin
bufotalin
Cromalin
digitalin
dualin
hyalin
mescalin
naphthalin
noradrenalin
phthalin
ptyalin
Sakhalin
santalin
Stalin
trifluralin

Synonyms and antonyms of enkephalin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «enkephalin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENKEPHALIN

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The translations of enkephalin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enkephalin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脑啡肽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encefalina
570 millions of speakers

English

enkephalin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

enkephalin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إنكيفالين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

энкефалина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encefalina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

enkephalin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enképhaline
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enkephalin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Enkephalin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エンケファリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엔케팔린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enkephalin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

enkephalin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

enkephalin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एन्कफेलीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

enkefalin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

encefalina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

enkefalina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

енкефаліну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

encefalină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκεφαλίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enkephalin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enkefalin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enkephalin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enkephalin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENKEPHALIN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENKEPHALIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enkephalin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENKEPHALIN»

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Essentials of Organic Chemistry: For Students of Pharmacy, ...
The proenkephalin A structure contains four Met-enkephalin sequences and one of Leu-enkephalin. The dynorphins, e.g. dynorphin A, are also produced by cleavage of a larger precursor, namely proenkephalin B (prodynorphin), and all ...
Paul M. Dewick, 2006
2
New Scientist
This substance — which has been called enkephalin because of its origin in the brain — has now been discovered, characterised and synthesised (see New Scientist, vol 66, p 436 and last issue, p 675, and Nature, vol 258, p 577). During the ...
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Molecular Evolution of Life: Proceedings of a Conference ...
It is, however, not known whether (Met)- enkephalin is ever released from endorphin(s). The amino acid sequence of preproenkephalin A was first deduced for the bovine form [234, 235] and then for the human [236]. In both species it includes ...
Herrick Baltscheffsky, Hans Jörnvall, Rudolf Rigler, 1986
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New Scientist
The key discovery was the isolation and identification late last year by John Hughes, Hans Kosterlitz and their colleagues in Aberdeen of enkephalin — a brain extract which acts like morphine in laboratory tests. The pharmaceutical industry ...
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Hormones, Brain and Behavior
The two enkephalins, leu-enkephalin and met-enkephalin are pentapeptides which are different at the C-terminal in having either leucine or methionine. Proenkehalin is the precursor molecule for both. The dynorphins are opiate peptides ...
Donald W. Pfaff, Arthur P. Arnold, Anne M. Etgen, 2002
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Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells
Prior to the discovery of β-endorphin, the pentapeptides Met-enkephalin and Leu -enkephalin (Table 30-4) were discovered and were found to compete with opiate drugs for receptors in the brain. The larger β-endorphin, which contains the ...
David E. Metzler, 2003
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Hormones
Enkephalin is stored in the granule together with epinephrine. Epinephrine, as indicated before, must enter the chromaffin granule after its conversion in the cytosol by PNMT. This uptake into the neurosecretory granule is stimulated by Mg2+ ...
Anthony W. Norman, Gerald Litwack, 1997
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Potentiating Health and the Crisis of the Immune System
B-16-BL6 Melanoma Both methionine enkephalin as well as leucine enkephalin diminished the growth and number of spontaneous pulmonary metastases in C57BL6J mice implanted with B16- BL6 melanoma. At the same time, it was ...
A. Mizrahi, S. Fulder, Nimrod Sheinman, 1997
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Neuropeptide Function in the Gastrointestinal Tract
124-127-231 However, chemical data confirming its identity are lacking (see also Reference 228). Enkephalin-immunoreactive nerve fibers are particularly numerous in the myenteric ganglia and smooth muscle throughout the gastrointestinal ...
Edwin E. Daniel, 1990
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Comparative Aspects of Neuropeptide Function
The absence of a basic paired amino acid after the Met-enkephalin in P- endorphin makes it an unlikely precursor for Met-enkephalin. In addition, immunocytochem- istry studies have shown that P-endorphin and enkephalin do not coexist in ...
Ernst Florey, George B. Stefano, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENKEPHALIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enkephalin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Argon blocks the expression of locomotor sensitization to …
... increasing concentrations (0.312, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5 nM) of [3H]DAMGO [(D-ala2,N-methyl-phe4,glycol5)(tyrosyl-3,5-3H)enkephalin, 1 Ci l−1, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Let it all out: 6 reasons why crying is good for your health!
These tears include enkephalin, an endorphin and natural painkiller. Whenever the brain registers a sad situation, it triggers the endocrine ... «Zee News, Jun 15»
3
Cry It Out: 6 Surprising Health Benefits Of Shedding A Few Tears
... of the chemicals present in emotional crying are the protein prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormones, and the endorphin leucine-enkephalin, ... «Medical Daily, May 15»
4
Crying is coping OK? Even if it costs you £55 a day
However, when I give into my impulses I feel much better afterwards, presumably thanks to all that eucine enkephalin. There is an argument for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
5
Immune Therapeutics Inc, Announces the official publication …
Our most advanced clinical programs involve immunotherapy with met-enkephalin ("MENK") (sometimes referred to as opioid growth factor) ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
6
Why Do We Cry? The Three Different Types Of Tears And Their …
Although these tears contain higher levels of stress, such as ACTH and enkephalin — an endorphin and natural pain killer — they can also ... «Medical Daily, May 15»
7
Yin and yang of opioid growth regulatory system focuses on diabetes
... through treatment with naltrexone, the pharmacologic antagonist of naturally occurring opioid growth factor (OGF, [MET5]-Enkephalin). «ModernMedicine, Apr 15»
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Arc expression identifies the lateral amygdala fear memory trace
Nociceptive stimulation induces expression of Arc/Arg3.1 in the spinal cord with a preference for neurons containing enkephalin. Mol Pain 2010 ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
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A good cry could keep doctor away
Emotional tears are also said to contain prolactin, adrenocorticotrophic hormone (which helps manage stress) and luecine enkephalin, ... «The Observer, Mar 15»
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sphingotec to Present Poster On Breast Cancer Risk Prediction at …
sphingotec's study assessed how plasma pro-neurotensin (pro-NT) and pro-enkephalin (pro-ENK) help predict whether women have high or ... «Business Wire, Feb 15»

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