The Opiate Receptors; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: You've Come a Long Way Baby!; Chapter 2: The Evolution of Concepts; Chapter 3: Pharmacology of Opioid Drugs; Chapter 4: Opioid Receptors: The Early Years; Chapter 5: Endogenous Opioids; Chapter 6: Molecular Biology of Mu Opioid Receptors; Chapter 7: Delta Opioid Receptors; Chapter 8: Kappa Opioid Receptor Gene and the Regulatory Mechanisms of Its Protein Expression; Chapter 9: Opioid Receptor Signal Transduction Mechanisms; Chapter 10: Mu Opioid Receptor Mediated Analgesia and Reward; Chapter 11: Kappa Opioid Receptor Function
Summary
This new edition covers the latest knowledge on opiate receptors and related receptor subtypes. It discusses many topics pertaining to the unique integrated approach of correlating the biochemical, physiological and pharmacological aspects of opiate reaction