Opiate, Opioid analgesics and antagonists

Opiate and opioid analgesics are important drugs in the treatment of pain. They are associated with addiction and respiratory depression, side effects which limit their clinical usefulness. This paper describes the main classes of agonists and antagonists to opioid receptors (D, G, N). The main drug...

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Main Authors: Milton Faccione, Dalva Trevisan Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2005-02-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semexatas/article/view/1588