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Physical exercise stimulates marked concomitant release of β-endorphin and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in peripheral blood in man

1980; Birkhäuser; Volume: 36; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf01953837

0014-4754

F. Fraioli, Costanzo Moretti, D Paolucci, E Alicicco, F Crescenzi, G. Fortunio,

Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

ACTH and beta-endorphin have been evaluated by means of a specific and sensitive radioimmunoassay in athletes reaching a status of physical stress. A concomitant marked increase of these 2 peptides has been recorded. The implications of this finding lead to the conclusion that stress stimulates the synthesis of the common precursor (31 K) in the pituitary.