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Naloxone activation of mu-opioid receptors mutated at a histidine residue lining the opioid binding cavity.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 Dec 1997
Spivak C E, Beglan C L, Seidleck B K, Hirshbein L D, Blaschak C J, Uhl G R, Surratt C K
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The mu-opioid receptor is the principal site of action in the brain by which morphine, other opiate drugs of abuse, and endogenous opioid peptides effect analgesia and alter mood. A member of the seven-transmembrane domain (TM) G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, the mu-opioid receptor...
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