Scientists Separate Opioids' Analgesic Effects From Their Dangerous Respiratory Effects

JAMA. 2018 Mar 6;319(9):855-856. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.12858.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
  • Analgesics, Opioid / pharmacology*
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Drug Tolerance / physiology
  • Humans
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / agonists*
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism
  • Receptors, Opioid, mu / chemistry
  • Receptors, Opioid, mu / metabolism*
  • Respiration / drug effects*
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Receptors, Opioid, mu