Peripheral plasma levels of β-endorphin in alcoholics and highly trained athletes and the relationship to a measure of central opioid tone

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 523-525

  Inder, W J ^a   Livesey, J H ^a   Donald, R A ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Naloxone; lipotropin

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BETA LIPOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN; N ACETYL BETA ENDORPHIN; NALOXONE;

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0031661130     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978925     Document Type: Article

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