Endorphin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endorphin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
Example Sentences
The explanation for the depression-reducing effects of exercise that clearly has been the most popular with the media is the endorphin hypothesis (see Hoffmann, 1997), which has also been discussed as a possible explanation in nearly every exercise-depression literature review.
Word Forms
- endorphins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neoendorphin, encephalin, endomorphin, enkephalin, hemorphin, metenkephalin.
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