English Dictionary

endorphin

/ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/

noun

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.

Exercise releases endorphins, which can improve your mood.

意味（1）

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.

The explanation for the depression-reducing effects of exercise that clearly has been the most popular with the media is the endorphin hypothesis (see Hoffmann, 1997), which has also been discussed as a possible explanation in nearly every exercise-depression literature review.