"Dynorphins" 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.
A class of opioid peptides including dynorphin A, dynorphin B, and smaller fragments of these peptides. Dynorphins prefer kappa-opioid receptors (RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA) and have been shown to play a role as central nervous system transmitters.
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D004399
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MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.400.575.180 D12.776.631.650.575.180
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dynorphins" by people in Profiles.
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Carraway RE, Mitra SP. Binding and biologic activity of neurotensin in guinea pig ileum. Peptides. 1994; 15(8):1451-9.
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DiFiglia M, Aronin N. Immunoreactive leu-enkephalin in the monkey hypothalamus including observations on its ultrastructural localization in the paraventricular nucleus. J Comp Neurol. 1984 May 20; 225(3):313-26.