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Activation of delta-opioid receptor contributes to the antinociceptive effect of oxycodone in mice.
Pharmacological research - 1 Sept 2016
Yang Pao-Pao, Yeh Geng-Chang, Yeh Teng-Kuang, Xi Jinghua, Loh Horace H, Law Ping-Yee, Tao Pao-Luh
Abstract excerpt
Oxycodone has been used clinically for over 90 years. While it is known that it exhibits low affinity for the multiple opioid receptors, whether its pharmacological activities are due to oxycodone activation of the opioid receptor type or due to its active metabolite (oxymorphone) that exhibits high affinity for the mu-opioid receptors remains unresolved. Ross and Smith (1997) reported the antinociceptive effects...
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