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Morphine vs Endorphin - What's the difference?

morphine | endorphin |

As nouns the difference between morphine and endorphin

is that morphine is a crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids while endorphin is any of a group of peptide hormones found in the brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.

morphine

English

(wikipedia morphine)

Noun

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  • A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.

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    * See also

    See also

    * codeine * heroin

    endorphin

    English

    (wikipedia endorphin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.