Crosstalk between Opioid and Anti-Opioid Systems: An Overview and Its Possible Therapeutic Significance
Opioid peptides and receptors are broadly expressed throughout peripheral and central nervous systems and have been the subject of intense long-term investigations. Such studies indicate that some endogenous neuropeptides, called anti-opioids, participate in a homeostatic system that tends to reduce...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/10/1376 |