MORPHINE RECEPTORS ::
Nowadays with the availability of new techniques various morphine receptors have been identified They produce different effects and are activated and inhibited by different agents
Different morphine receptors
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u(mu) K(kapa) S(sigma)
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pharmacological Analgesia Analgesia Dysphoria
Effects Respiratory Miosis Hallucinations
depression Sedation Respiratory
Euphoria Stimulation
Physical Vasomotor
dependence stimulation
Agonists Morphine Morphine Nalorphine
Heroin Pentazocine Pentazocine
Codeine Cyclazocine Cyclazocine
Meptazinol Meptazinol
Partial agonists Propram Nalorphine
Propiram Zevallorphine
Antagonists Naloxone Naloxone Naloxone
Pentazocine Nalorphine
Nalophine
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