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Endorphin
Endogenous morphine-like peptide; one of a class of peptides that are derived from pro-opiomelanocortin by limited proteolysis and have analgaesic properties. The group includes the 31-residue β-endorphin, and two pentapeptides, Leu-enkephalin and Met-enkephalin.
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