Endorphin

//ɛnˈdɔ(ɹ)fɪn//

"Endorphin" in a Sentence (1 examples)

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.

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