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Table 1 The effects of β-END in the CNS

From: The effects of Beta-Endorphin: state change modification

β-END effects in the CNS

Short term

Long term

Local

Synaptic transmission

Volume transmission

Regional and global

Volume transmission

Volume transmission via CSF

  1. In the present as well as in our preceding paper (Veening et al. [5]) a variety of CNS-effects have been described for β-END. The available evidence suggests that this neuropeptide exploits all kinds of messaging available in the CNS.
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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

ISSN: 2045-8118