Opioids and Their Receptors: Present and Emerging Concepts in Opioid Drug Discovery

Molecules. 2020 Dec 1;25(23):5658. doi: 10.3390/molecules25235658.

Abstract

The interest in opioids such as morphine, the prototypical opioid ligand, has been maintained throughout the years [...].

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / metabolism*
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Drug Discovery*
  • Humans
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / metabolism
  • Receptors, Opioid, mu / metabolism*

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Receptors, Opioid, mu