enkephalinergic

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adjective

That employs enkephalin as neurotransmitter

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Meanings

adjectiveenkephalinergic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat employs enkephalin as neurotransmitter

    The presence of 5-HT 3 receptors has been found in enkephalinergic neurons in other studies [ 50, 51 ].

    2015 June 4, Norma Carrillo-Munguía et al., “Tramadol and Tramadol+Caffeine Synergism in the Rat Formalin Test Are Mediated by Central Opioid and Serotonergic Mechanisms”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From enkephalin + -ergic.

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