The Delta Receptor
Contributors: Kwen-Jen Chang (Editor); Frank Porreca (Editor); James Woods (Editor)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: December 11, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780824740313
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Opioids; Medical / Nursing; Receptors, Opioid, delta; Medical; Receptors; Pain Medicine; Neuroscience; Pharmacology; Medical / Neuroscience; Neurology - General
First sentence: The discovery of two endogenous opiate- or morphinelike peptides, Leu-enkephalin and Met-enkephalin, by Hughes and colleagues in 1975 [1] led to the explosive advances in our understanding of the functions of opioid receptors and the actions of opiates and opioids in the last two decades.