How to pronounce“enkephalin”in English
Specifically, it binds to enzymes in the body that break down another class of pain-killing compounds called enkephalins.
Enkephalins are peptides — shorter amino acid chains.
And kind of like endorphins, they bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system and keep certain signals from reaching the brain, so you don’t perceive pain.
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Definitions of “enkephalin”
Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects
“Some of the more marginal players start in as early as maybe twelve, I'm sorry to say, particularly 'drines before matches and then enkephaline after […]”