PLASMA LEVELS OF BETA-ENDORPHIN, ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE AND CORTISOL DURING EARLY AND LATE ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL

— Endogenous opioid peptides are thought to participate in the phenomena of alcohol tolerance and withdrawal. Since in the pituitary gland, beta-endorphin (β-EP) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) are produced from the same precursor molecule, pro-opiomelanocortin, it may be expected that altera...

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