Abstract
Three general avenues of recent research serve to advance the basis of understanding of opioid analgesia: (1) the characterization of opioid receptors; (2) the definition of endogenous substances that mediate or modulate opioid receptor function; (3) an improved understanding of opioid tolerance and dependence. Advances in each area are revealing treatment and pharmacologic strategies which promise safer and more effective treatment of pain.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 343-346 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine