Domestic animal endocrinology
Pilot study of β-endorphin concentrations in horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction using a newly validated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
N Fouché, J Howard, V Gerber, P Billmann, M Farinha do Sul, G Christen, R Bruckmaier, C Philipona, N Besuchet Schmutz, J Gross
Published: 202510.1016/j.domaniend.2025.106982
Abstract
β-endorphin, a proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptide secreted by pars intermedia melanotropes, may play a significant but underexplored role in pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) pathophysiology and diagnosis. This study aimed to (1) v…
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