"enkephalins" - 1 õppematerjal

Neurobioloogias sönade seletus, ingl keelne

DORSAL – Towards the back of a body DORSAL HORN – An area of the spinal cord where nociceptive* nerve fibres enter the ascending pathway. EFFERENT – Carrying information away from a particular group of neurones ENDOCRINE GLAND – An organ which produces and secretes a hormone* directly to the bloodstream. ENDORPHINS - A group of neuropeptide transmitters which are produced in the CNS and bind to opioid receptors; they regulate the perception of pain ENKEPHALINS – A group of neuropeptide transmitters which are produced in the CNS and bind to opioid receptors; they regulate the perception of pain. ENZYME – A protein which has the ability to control a chemical reaction within a cell. EPINEPHRINE (SEE ADRENALINE) ESTROGENS – A group of sex hormones* more abundant in females than males. The brain contains numerous oestrogen receptors which is consistent with a hypothesis that estrogens play a neuroprotective role.