Peptides {peptide hormone}, such as endorphins and enkephalins, can produce slower effects than neurotransmitters and come from 20% of inhibitory cells. Enzymatic hydrolysis inactivates such peptides, so they do not reabsorb into synaptic terminals or glial cells [McEwen, 1976].
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