Cell membrane proteins that bind opioids and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. The endogenous ligands for opioid receptors in mammals include three families of peptides, the enkephalins, endorphins, and dynorphins. The receptor classes include mu, delta, and kappa receptors. Sigma receptors bind several psychoactive substances, including certain opioids, but their endogenous ligands are not known.
    

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Opioids in the hippocampus / editors, Jacqueline F. McGinty, David P. Friedman.

Opiate receptor subtypes and brain function / editors, Roger M. Brown, Doris H. Clouet, David P. Friedman.

Brainstorming : the science and politics of opiate research / Solomon H. Snyder.

The keys of paradise.

Progress in opioid research : proceedings of the 1986 International Narcotics Research Conference / editors, John W. Holaday, Ping-Yee Law, Albert Herz.

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Opioids in the hippocampus / editors, Jacqueline F. McGinty, David P. Friedman.

Opiate receptor subtypes and brain function / editors, Roger M. Brown, Doris H. Clouet, David P. Friedman.

Brainstorming : the science and politics of opiate research / Solomon H. Snyder.

The keys of paradise.

Progress in opioid research : proceedings of the 1986 International Narcotics Research Conference / editors, John W. Holaday, Ping-Yee Law, Albert Herz.