endogenous opioid

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• Opioid — Endogenous opioid peptides Skeletal molecular images Adrenorphin Amidorphin Casomorphin …   Wikipedia

• Opioid receptor — Opioid receptors are a group of G protein coupled receptors with opioids as ligands.[1][2][3] The endogenous opioids are dynorphins, enkephalins, endorphins, endomorphins and nociceptin. The opioid receptors are 40% identical to somatostatin… …   Wikipedia

• Opioid dependency — is a medical diagnosis characterized by an individual s inability to stop using opioids even when objectively in his or her best interest to do so. In 1964 the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence introduced dependence as “A cluster of… …   Wikipedia

• Opioid peptide — Opioid peptides are short sequences of amino acids that bind to opioid receptors in the brain; opiates and opioids mimic the effect of these peptides. Opioid peptides may be produced by the body itself, for example endorphins. The effects of… …   Wikipedia

• Opioid dependence — Opioid dependency Classification and external resources ICD 10 F11.2 …   Wikipedia

• Opioid antagonist — An opioid antagonist is a receptor antagonist that acts on opioid receptors. Naloxone and naltrexone are commonly used opioid antagonist drugs which are competitive antagonists that bind to the opioid receptors with higher affinity than agonists… …   Wikipedia

• opioid-induced hallucination —    Also referred to as narcotic hallucinosis. The term opioid induced hallucination is indebted to the Greek noun opion, which refers to the sap of a plant or, more specifically, the resin of the opium poppy. The term opioid is used to denote a… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• kappa Opioid receptor — Opioid receptor, kappa 1 Rendering based on PDB 2A0D …   Wikipedia

• delta Opioid receptor — Opioid receptor, delta 1 Rendering based on PDB 1OZC …   Wikipedia

• Opioid — Schlafmohn, Papaver somniferum, aus dessen Milch Opioide gewonnen werden Opioid (von gr. ὄπιον [ˈɔpiɔn] und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Opioid — 1. A synthetic narcotic that resembles the naturally occurring opiates. 2. Any substance that binds to or otherwise affects the opiate receptors on the surface of the cell. * * * Originally, a term denoting synthetic narcotics resembling opiates… …   Medical dictionary