Davis T P, Han A, Yousef M K
Comp Biochem Physiol C Comp Pharmacol Toxicol. 1986;84(1):105-11. doi: 10.1016/0742-8413(86)90174-x.
The purpose of this study was to characterize the central metabolism/processing of beta-endorphin in wild, desert rodents and to study the effect of heat and cold acclimation on central metabolism/processing and beta-endorphin half-life. This report suggests that a shift occurs in the processing of beta-endorphin in desert rodents acclimated to heat and cold leading to an accumulation of gamma-type endorphins. The data support a significant difference in beta-endorphin half-life between the rodents and the laboratory white rat.
