title: Beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity in CSF of patients with acute head injury. A clinical report of 36 cases.
abstract: beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity (beta-ELI) was measured in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 36 patients with acute head injury and 12 controls. The mean values of beta-ELI in CSF of controls and patients with moderate and severe acute head injury were 51.9 +/- 5.6 pg/ml, 110.5 pg/ml, and 173.8 +/- 20.1 pg/ml respectively, with significant difference between them (p less than 0.05). The results showed that beta-ELI increased in CSF of acute head injury patients.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y X
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D002648:Child; D003288:Contusions / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001615:beta-Endorphin