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Opioids

Known as: opioid product, opiates in any form, opiate agonists 
A class of synthetic chemicals/drugs similar to opiates (opium derivatives) with analgesic properties. Due to binding to opiate receptors, opioids… 
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22 relations

Broader (5)

AlkaloidsAnalgesics, OpioidNarcotic AnalgesicsNarcotics
AnalgesicsCentral Nervous System DepressantsCodeineEndogenous Opiates

Narrower (8)

EndorphinsHeroinOPIOID ANALGESICSOpium

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2004
2004
Trouble with tramadol
During the preparation of the editorial there was a suggestion that the popularity of tramadol may be related to the... 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Intrathecal opioids and fetal bradycardia: is there a link?☆
Fetal bradycardia is a worrisome event that may follow any type of effective labor analgesia. Some have suggested that this… 
1999
1999
Interference of pain control employing opioids in in vivo immunological experiments
Pain control (PC) in laboratory animals is supported by ethical as well as methodological considerations, aimed at preventing an… 
1998
1998
Maintenance therapy with synthetic opioids within a multidisciplinary program – A stabilizing necessity for pregnant opioid dependent women
SummaryAims: Drug addiction in females requires special attention when the woman is pregnant. In opioid dependent pregnant… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Basic Mechanisms of Opioids’ Effects on Eating and Drinking
As far as the relations between brain neurochemistry and behavioral mechanisms of ingestion are concerned, one of the most… 
1986
1986
Morphine depression of myocardial function.
A modified Langendorff rat heart preparation with an isolated working rat heart was used to establish the presence of opiate… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Evidence for endogenous opioid control of vasopressin release in man.
The role of endogenous opioids in the control of vasopressin secretion was studied using the pure opiate antagonist naloxone… 
1980
1980
Role of endogenous opioids in neurohypophysial function of man.
Studies were carried out in normal human subjects to determine the effect of two narcotic antagonists, oxilorphan and butorphanol… 
1976
1976
Enkephalin. Synthesis of two pentapeptides isolated from porcine brain with receptor-mediated opiate agonist activity.
The synthesis and purification of L-tyrosylglycylglycyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-methione (methionine5-enkephalin) and L… 
1975
1975
Comparative effects of opiate agonists methadone, levorphanol, and their isomers on the release of cortical ACh in vivo and in vitro.
The effect of analgesically active opiate agonists dl-methadone, levorphanol, and their less active forms d-methadone and…