we evaluated the csf levels of beta-lipotropin ( beta-lph ) , beta-endorphin ( beta-ep ) and acth , which are three neuropeptides expressed by the same gene encoding for pro-opiomelanocortin , in various groups of demented patients including degenerative ( presenile and senile alzheimer-type dementia , atd ) and vascular ( mid ) forms .
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beta-lipotropin
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pro-opiomelanocortin