Selective processing of β-endorphin in regions of porcine pituitary

Nucleotide sequence of cloned cDNA for bovine corticotropin-β-lipotropin precursor

1979 • 1,758 citations

Common precursor to corticotropins and endorphins

1977 • 1,106 citations

beta-endorphin is a potent analgesic agent.

1976 • 465 citations

Regional dissociation of beta-endorphin and enkephalin contents in rat brain and pituitary.

1977 • 451 citations

ACTH: A SHORT INTRODUCTORY REVIEW*

1977 • 389 citations

Endorphins are stored in biologically active and inactive forms: isolation of α-N-acetyl peptides

1979 • 265 citations

Distribution of active and inactive forms of endorphins in rat pituitary and brain.

1979 • 168 citations

Influence of N-terminal acetylation and C-terminal proteolysis on the analgesic activity of β-endorphin

1980 • 142 citations

beta-Lipotropin is the major opioid-like peptide of human pituitary and rat pars distalis: lack of significant beta-endorphin.

1978 • 118 citations

C‐FRAGMENT OF LIPOTROPIN—AN ENDOGENOUS POTENT ANALGESIC PEPTIDE

1977 • 111 citations

The evolution of vertebrate corticotrophin and melanocyte stimulating hormone

1975 • 102 citations

Isolation of the C-fragment and C′-fragment of lipotropin from pig pituitary and C-fragment from brain

1978 • 55 citations

DISTRIBUTION OF ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC AND LIPOTROPHIC PEPTIDES IN THE RAT

1980 • 49 citations

Analgesic activity of lipotropin C fragment depends on carboxyl terminal tetrapeptide

1977 • 42 citations