Opioid Peptide

Known as: opiate peptide, Peptide, Opioid, Opioid Peptides 
The endogenous peptides with opiate-like activity. The three major classes currently recognized are the ENKEPHALINS, the DYNORPHINS, and the… (More)
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2003
Review
2003
Attacking pain at its source: new perspectives on opioids
The treatment of severe pain with opioids has thus far been limited by their unwanted central side effects. Recent research… (More)
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Exploring the opioid system by gene knockout
The endogenous opioid system consists of three opioid peptide precursor genes encoding enkephalins (preproenkephalin, Penk… (More)
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Biobehavioral responses to stress in females: tend-and-befriend, not fight-or-flight.
The human stress response has been characterized, both physiologically and behaviorally, as "fight-or-flight." Although fight-or… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Organic anion-transporting polypeptides mediate transport of opioid peptides across blood-brain barrier.
Organic anion-transporting polypeptides (Oatps) are a rapidly growing gene family of polyspecific membrane transporters. In rat… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Single-nucleotide polymorphism in the human mu opioid receptor gene alters beta-endorphin binding and activity: possible implications for opiate addiction.
Opioid drugs play important roles in the clinical management of pain, as well as in the development and treatment of drug abuse… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Local analgesic effect of endogenous opioid peptides
Opioids produce analgesia by interacting with local opioid receptors in peripheral inflamed tissue. This study investigated… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Opposing tonically active endogenous opioid systems modulate the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway.
The mesolimbic dopaminergic system has been implicated in mediating the motivational effects of opioids and other drugs of abuse… (More)
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Review
1992
Review
1992
Drugs of abuse: anatomy, pharmacology and function of reward pathways.
Drugs of abuse are very powerful reinforcers, and even in conditions of limited access (where the organism is not dependent… (More)
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Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Dynorphin-(1-13), an extraordinarily potent opioid peptide.
We describe the opioid properties of a tridecapeptide, the sequence of which corresponds to the NH2-terminal sequence of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Endogenous opioid peptides: multiple agonists and receptors
Opioid peptides were assayed by inhibition of 3H-naloxone and 3H-leu-enkephalin binding in brain homogenates and by depression of… (More)
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