Selective receptors for β-endorphin on the rat vas deferens
Selective receptors for β-endorphin on the rat vas deferens
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DOI:
10.1016/0024-3205(79)90368-0
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发表时间:
1979-02
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影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
R. Schulz;E. Faase;M. Wüster;A. Herz
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作者:
R. Schulz;E. Faase;M. Wüster;A. Herz
The isolated rat vas deferens, being insensitive to morphine, contains selective binding sites for β-end-orphin. A half-maximal inhibition of twitch tension evoked by electrical stimulation is established with 100 nM β-endorphin, while fragments of β-endorphin, that is, methionine-enkephalin, α- and γ-endorphin, are almost ineffective. The opiate alkaloid etorphine, a powerful inhibitor of guinea-pig ileum and mouse vas deferens, is 100-fold less potent on the rat vas deferens. The unique β-endorphin activity suggests very specific binding sites for this peptide, which cannot be related to the μ- or δ-receptors so far described for opiods on isolated preparations.