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Quantitative evaluation of human delta opioid receptor desensitization using the operational model of drug action.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 May 2007
Navratilova Edita, Waite Sue, Stropova Dagmar, Eaton Miriam C, Alves Isabel D, Hruby Victor J, Roeske William R, Yamamura Henry I, Varga Eva V
Abstract excerpt
Agonist-mediated desensitization of the opioid receptors is thought to function as a protective mechanism against sustained opioid signaling and therefore may prevent the development of opioid tolerance. However, the exact molecular mechanism of opioid receptor desensitization remains unresolved...
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