Μ-opioid receptor
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opioid-receptor-221-3651166
title:
Μ-opioid receptor
text:
The μ-opioid receptors (MOR) are a class of opioid receptors with a high affinity for enkephalins and beta-endorphin, but a low affinity for dynorphins. They are also referred to as μ(mu)-opioid peptide (MOP) receptors. The prototypical μ-opioid receptor agonist is morphine, the primary psychoactive alkaloid in opium and for which the receptor was named, with mu being the first letter of Morpheus, the compound's namesake in the original Greek. It is an inhibitory G-protein coupled receptor that
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description:
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens, named for its ligand morphine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C-opioid_receptor
date created:
2007-03-10T06:27:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T22:18:06Z
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