Abstract
The presence of the opioids, β-endorphin, met-enkephalin, and endomorphin, and of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and the CRF family member, urocortin (Ucn), is described in cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons in the brain of the amphibian, Xenopus laevis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 249-252 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
Volume | 1040 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- CRF
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Opioids
- Urocortin
- Xenopus laevis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- History and Philosophy of Science