Opiate Receptors in the Brain

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 296, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 266-271

  Snyder, Solomon H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPRENORPHINE; ETORPHINE; LEVALLORPHAN; LEVORPHANOL; MORPHINE; NALORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE;

BRAIN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; BINDING SITES; BRAIN; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; HUMAN; LIPOTROPIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; PEPTIDES; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SODIUM; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SWINE;

EID: 0017610841     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197702032960511     Document Type: Review

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