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Abstract
The endogenous peptides with opiate-like activity. The three major classes currently recognized are the ENKEPHALINS, the DYNORPHINS, and the ENDORPHINS. Each of these families derives from different precursors, proenkephalin, prodynorphin, and PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN, respectively. There are also at least three classes of OPIOID RECEPTORS, but the peptide families do not map to the receptors in a simple way.
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- Opiate Peptides
- Opioid Peptide
- Peptide, Opioid
- Peptides, Opiate
- Peptides, Opioid
- Endogenous Opiates
- Opiates, Endogenous
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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95; OPIOID PEPTIDES was see ENDORPHINS 1982-94; OPIATES, ENDOGENOUS was see ENDORPHINS 1980-94
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- Endorphins (1978-1994)
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- National Library of Medicine. Opioid Peptides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018847. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018847
- Opioid Peptides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_peptide
- Opioid Peptides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417189