Medical Definition of Opioid receptor

1. A membrane protein, widely distributed in animal cells, but especially in the brain (enkephalin receptors) and gut. The natural ligands are the opiate peptide neurotransmitters, but the name is given because opiates are potent agonists that occupy the receptors and mimic the action of the natural transmitters. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Opioid Receptor

opinionatedly
opinionatedness
opinionative
opinionatively
opinioned
opinions
opinion poll
opioid
opioid
opioid-related disorders
opioids
opioid agonist
opioid antagonists
opioid partial agonist
opioid peptides
opioid receptor (current term)
opiomelanocortin
opipramol
opipramol hydrochloride
opisthenar
opisthiobasial
opisthion
opisthionasial
opistho-
opisthobranch
Opisthobranchia
opisthobranchiata
opisthobranchiate
opisthobranchs
opisthocheilia

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