Gene Review:
Penk - proenkephalin
Rattus norvegicus
Synonyms:
Enk, Penk-rs, Penk1, Penk2, Proenkephalin-A
- Blood-brain barrier permeability to leucine-enkephalin, D-alanine2-D-leucine5-enkephalin and their N-terminal amino acid (tyrosine). Zlokovic, B.V., Begley, D.J., Chain-Eliash, D.G. Brain Res. (1985)
- Dynorphin-A alters the excitability of pyramidal neurons of the rat hippocampus in vitro. Gruol, D.L., Chavkin, C., Valentino, R.J., Siggins, G.R. Life Sci. (1983)