title: Misleading concepts in the field of brain peptides.
abstract: Peptide research, like all of science, requires a careful balance between building upon previously accumulated knowledge and exploring perspectives that are in conflict with prevailing views. Many of the concepts discussed here originally stimulated certain lines of research. The downfall of most of these concepts, and thus their misleading nature, lies in the limitation of possible modes by which peptides are perceived to affect the functioning of the central nervous system (CNS).
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D000698:Analgesia; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003701:Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004723:Endorphins / Q000502:physiology; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000502:physiology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000502:physiology; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000502:physiology; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D010907:Pituitary Hormones; D003701:Delta Sleep-Inducing Peptide; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones