Distribution of beta-endorphin in normal and schizophrenic human brains.
beta-Endorphin was measured by radioimmunoassay in post-mortem human brains. Samples of brain were taken from five discrete areas, both from control brains and brains of schizophrenic patients. No difference in beta-endorphin levels was found in these two groups of brains. beta-Endorphin was confirmed to be widely distributed in the brain, but there were considerable differences in the concentrations in different areas.
D001923:Brain Chemistry; D004723:Endorphins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000378:metabolism*
D004723:Endorphins