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Methionine Enkephalin: Enhancement of T-Cells in Patients with Kaposis’ Sarcoma, Aids, and Lung Cancer

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The enkephalins were originally described as endogenous opiate peptides modulating perception of pain (1). Other behavioral functions for the peptides were identified including anti-depressant and anti-anxiety actions (2).

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  1. Departments of Pharmacology, Oral Roberts University School of Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

    N. P. Plotnikoff

  2. Departments of Medicine, Oral Roberts University School of Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

    N. F. Nimeh

  3. Immuno-Diagnostics Laboratory, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

    G. C. Miller

  4. Hospital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Wybran

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  1. Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

    Nicholas P. Plotnikoff

  2. University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA

    Robert E. Faith

  3. West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

    Anthony J. Murgo

  4. University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

    Robert A. Good M.D, Ph.D.

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Plotnikoff, N.P., Wybran, J., Nimeh, N.F., Miller, G.C. (1986). Methionine Enkephalin: Enhancement of T-Cells in Patients with Kaposis’ Sarcoma, Aids, and Lung Cancer. In: Plotnikoff, N.P., Faith, R.E., Murgo, A.J., Good, R.A. (eds) Enkephalins and Endorphins. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0557-4_32

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