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Melatonin attenuates the intensity of #beta#-endorphin immunoreactivity in the arcuate nucleus of rat hypothalamus

Yu Changxi, Wu Gencheng, Xu Shaofen, Chen Chonghong

State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology,Department of Neurobiology,Shanghai Medical University.Shanghai 200032；China

Abstract

The results suggest that melatonin may result in a decrease of #beta#-Ep content in the arcuate nucleus, as a result of increased #beta#-Ep release induced by administration of melatonin. It is likely that the analgesic effect of melatonin may be in part mediated by the release of #beta#-endorphin from the arcuate nucleus.

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Yu Changxi, Wu Gencheng, Xu Shaofen, Chen Chonghong. Melatonin attenuates the intensity of #beta#-endorphin immunoreactivity in the arcuate nucleus of rat hypothalamus. Acta Physiol Sin 2000; 52 (3): (in Chinese with English abstract).