Opioid Peptides: Biology, Chemistry, and Genetics. The Peptides: Analysis, Synthesis, Biology

Content: 
THE PEPTIDES: Analysis, Synthesis, Biology, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages ix-x
Preface, Pages xi-xii, Johannes Meienhofer
Introduction, Page xiii, Sidney Udenfriend
Nomenclature and Abbreviations, Pages xv-xix
Structures of Opiates and Related Nonpeptide Receptor Ligands Discussed in the Text, Pages xxi-xxviii
Opioid Peptides with Special Names, Pages xxix-xxx
Contents of Previous Volumes, Pages xxxi-xxxv
Chapter 1 - Opioid Peptide Precursors and Their Genes, Pages 1-23, SHOSAKU NUMA
Chapter 2 - Proenkephalin and the Products of Its Processing: Chemistry and Biology, Pages 25-68, SIDNEY UDENFRIEND, DANIEL L. KILPATRICK
Chapter 3 - Pro-opiomelanocortin: A Polyprotein at the Interface of the Endocrine and Nervous Systems, Pages 69-94, OLIVER CIVELLI, JAMES DOUGLASS, EDWARD HERBERT
Chapter 4 - Biology and Chemistry of the Dynorphin Peptides, Pages 95-145, AVRAM GOLDSTEIN
Chapter 5 - Opioid Receptors, Pages 147-189, STEWART J. PATERSON, LINDA E. ROBSON, HANS W. KOSTERLITZ
Chapter 6 - β-Endorphin: Structure and Activity, Pages 191-217, DONALD YAMASHIRO, CHOH HAO LI
Chapter 7 - Conformational Analysis of Enkephalin and Conformation – Activity Relationships, Pages 219-268, PETER W. SCHILLER
Chapter 8 - Structure – Activity Relationships in Enkephalin Peptides, Pages 269-321, PHILIP E. HANSEN, BARRY A. MORGAN
Chapter 9 - Opioid Peptides in Humans and Their Clinical Significance, Pages 323-389, VICKY CLEMENT-JONES, G.M. BESSER
Index, Pages 391-410