"beta-Endorphin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A 31-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. It acts on OPIOID RECEPTORS and is an analgesic. Its first four amino acids at the N-terminal are identical to the tetrapeptide sequence of METHIONINE ENKEPHALIN and LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D001615
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							 D06.472.699.327.935.239 D06.472.699.631.525.600.239 D12.644.400.400.935.239 D12.644.400.575.241.080 D12.644.548.365.935.239 D12.644.548.691.525.690.239 D12.776.631.650.405.935.239 D12.776.631.650.575.241.080 
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							beta-Endorphin- beta-Endorphin
 - beta Endorphin
 - beta-Endorphin (1-31)
 - Endorphin, beta
 
  
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Labor experience and beta-endorphin levels. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1995 Sep; 50(3):299-300.