β-endorphin in the immune system - Mediator of pain and stress?

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9119, 1998, Pages 1828-1829

  Jessop, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN;

ANALGESIA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS;

EID: 0032551167     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)78799-7     Document Type: Note

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