English Explanatory Dictionary

metenkephalin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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)

Word forms

metenkephalin met-enkephalin

Etymology

From Met + enkephalin.

Synonyms

OGF opioid growth factor
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