"Receptors, Opioid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011957
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.620 D12.776.543.750.720.600.610 D12.776.543.750.750.555.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptors, Opioid- Receptors, Opioid
- Opiate Receptors
- Opioid Receptor
- Receptor, Opioid
- Opioid Receptors
- Opiate Receptor
- Receptor, Opiate
- Receptors, Opiate
Enkephalin Receptor- Enkephalin Receptor
- Receptor, Enkephalin
- Receptors, Enkephalin
- Enkephalin Receptors
beta-Endorphin Receptor- beta-Endorphin Receptor
- Receptor, beta-Endorphin
- beta Endorphin Receptor
- Receptors, beta-Endorphin
- Receptors, beta Endorphin
- beta-Endorphin Receptors
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptors, Opioid".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Opioid [D12.776.543.750.695.620]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.720.600]
- Receptors, Opioid [D12.776.543.750.720.600.610]
- Receptors, Peptide [D12.776.543.750.750]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.750.555]
- Receptors, Opioid [D12.776.543.750.750.555.610]
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