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. 1980 Nov;20(2):195-200.
doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(80)90145-7.

Substance P and opiate-like peptides in human adrenal medulla

A Saria, S P Wilson, A Molnar, O H Viveros, F Lembeck

Substance P and opiate-like peptides in human adrenal medulla

A Saria et al. Neurosci Lett. 1980 Nov.

Abstract

Opiate-like peptides (OLP), substance P (SP) and catecholamines (CA) were measured in 15 human adrenal medullae. Two groups of subjects were investigated. Group a consisted of subjects who died after traffic accidents and Group b consisted of subjects with other causes of death. OLP levels in Group a were only about 13%, and SP and CA levels about 50% of Group b. It is suggested that these differences might be due to massive premortal adrenal medullary discharge rather than post mortem degradation.

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