Opioid receptors.

Abstract excerpt

Opioid receptors belong to the large superfamily of seven transmembrane-spanning (7TM) G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). As a class, GPCRs are of fundamental physiological importance mediating the actions of the majority of known neurotransmitters and hormones. Opioid receptors are particularly intriguing members of this receptor family. They are activated both by endogenously produced opioid peptides and by...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Drug Tolerance
• Share to Ligands
• Share to Models, Molecular