Understanding endorphins and their importance in pain management

Hawaii Med J. 2010 Mar;69(3):70-1.

Authors

Adam S Sprouse-Blum¹, Greg Smith, Daniel Sugai, F Don Parsa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Hawai'i John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.

PMID: 20397507
PMCID: PMC3104618

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Humans
Neurotransmitter Agents / biosynthesis
Neurotransmitter Agents / blood
Neurotransmitter Agents / metabolism
Pain / drug therapy*
Pain / physiopathology
Peripheral Nervous System / physiology
Pituitary Gland / metabolism
Receptors, Opioid / biosynthesis*
Receptors, Opioid / blood
Receptors, Opioid / metabolism
beta-Endorphin / biosynthesis*
beta-Endorphin / metabolism

Substances

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics, Opioid
Neurotransmitter Agents
Receptors, Opioid
beta-Endorphin