Opioid Receptor

Opioid Receptor

Opioid receptors are a group of G protein-coupled receptors with opioids as ligands. The endogenous opioids are dynorphins, enkephalins, endorphins, endomorphins and nociceptin. The opioid receptors are ~40% identical to somatostatin receptors (SSTRs). Opiate receptors are distributed widely in the brain, and are found in the spinal cord and digestive tract.

Read more about Opioid Receptor:  Discovery, Purification, Major Subtypes, Naming, Additional Receptors, Pathology

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