title: ACTH-beta-endorphin in pregnancy.
abstract: Following a discussion of recent findings in the physiology of opioid peptides, this article discusses the actions of beta-endorphin and its related peptides in the pregnant woman and in the fetus.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004723:Endorphins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D051381:Rats; D001615:beta-Endorphin
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone