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. 1980 Aug;12(8):385-9.
doi: 10.1055/s-2007-996298.

Elevated plasma and tissue concentrations of beta-endorphin and beta-lipotropin associated with an ectopic ACTH-producing lung tumor

G Kleber, V Höllt, W Oelkers, H J Quabbe

Elevated plasma and tissue concentrations of beta-endorphin and beta-lipotropin associated with an ectopic ACTH-producing lung tumor

G Kleber et al. Horm Metab Res. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

beta-Endorphin- and ACTH-like immunoreactive peptides were measured in plasma and certain tissues of a patient suffering from an oat-cell-carcinoma of the lungs and Cushing's syndrome. Using sensitive radioimmunoassays in combination with gel-filtration, highly elevated levels of beta-endorphin, beta-lipotropin (beta-LPH), alpha-melanotropin (alpha-MSH) and ACTH were found.

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