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- gabhdóir mu-ópóideach Tagairt Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- MOP | mu receptor | μ-receptor | μ-opioid receptor | mu-opioid receptor
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- Sainmhíniú class of opioid receptors [ IATE:1666898 ] mediating analgesia (pain relief), hypothermia, respiratory depression , miosis (constricted pupils), bradycardia [ IATE:1499659 ], nausea, euphoria and physical dependence Tagairt COM-EN, based on:EMBL-EBI. IPR000105 Mu opioid receptor http://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/IEntry?ac=IPR000105 [16.5.2012]
- Nóta Beta-endorphin is the most potent endogenous ligand [ IATE:1463918 ].The receptors were named using the first letter of the first ligand that was found to bind to them. Morphine was the first chemical shown to bind to mu receptors. The first letter of the drug morphine is m, but in biochemistry there is a tendency to use Greek letters, thus turning the m to μ.