Protein Information

ID 422
Name beta endorphin
Synonyms Beta endorphin; endorphin; B endorphin; Beta endorphin

Compound Information

ID 1225
Name acrolein
CAS 2-propenal

Reference

PubMed Abstract RScore(About this table)
2523509 Backon J: Negative correlation of cigarette smoking and dysmenorrhea: reduced prostaglandin synthesis due to beta-endorphin, nicotine, or acrolein antagonism. Med Hypotheses. 1989 Mar;28(3):213-4.
It is suggested that the mechanism for decreased incidence of dysmenorrhea in female cigarette smokers may lie in the possible inhibition of algesic prostaglandins smoking induced stimulation of beta-endorphin, nicotine, or acrolein.
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