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Receptors, Opioid  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Opiate Receptor
  • Opiate Receptors
  • Opioid Receptor
  • Opioid Receptors
  • Receptor, Opiate
  • Receptor, Opioid
  • Receptors, Opiate

Scope note

  • Cell membrane proteins that bind opioids and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. The endogenous ligands for opioid receptors in mammals include three families of peptides, the enkephalins, endorphins, and dynorphins. The receptor classes include mu, delta, and kappa receptors. Sigma receptors bind several psychoactive substances, including certain opioids, but their endogenous ligands are not known.

History note

  • 94; was RECEPTORS, ENDORPHIN 1980-93; was RECEPTORS, NARCOTIC 1977-79

In other languages

  • opioidireseptorit

    Finnish

  • opioidireseptori
  • Opioidreceptorer

    Swedish

  • beta-endorfinreceptorer
  • Endorfinreceptorer
  • Enkefalinreceptorer
  • Narkotikareceptorer
  • Receptor, beta-endorfin
  • Receptor, endorfin
  • Receptor, opiod
  • Receptorer, narkotika

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011957

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