Opioid peptides: a role in sudden infant death syndrome?
This brief review details some recent advances in the study of the development of the opioid peptides in the fetal central nervous system. The role of opioid peptides such as beta-endorphin and the enkephalins in the control of development of respiration in the newborn is discussed.
D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000196:embryology*; D004723:Endorphins / Q000502:physiology*; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012119:Respiration; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*; D001615:beta-Endorphin
D004723:Endorphins; D004745:Enkephalins; D001615:beta-Endorphin