Cerebrospinal fluid β-endorphin
β-EP is the C-terminal 31 peptide of β-lipotropin (ie, amino acids 61 to 91), and its analgesic effect is dozens of times stronger than that of morphine. Mainly distributed in the hypothalamus and pituitary.
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