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Editorial
. 2020 Dec 1;25(23):5658.
doi: 10.3390/molecules25235658.

Opioids and Their Receptors: Present and Emerging Concepts in Opioid Drug Discovery

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Opioids and Their Receptors: Present and Emerging Concepts in Opioid Drug Discovery

Mariana Spetea et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

The interest in opioids such as morphine, the prototypical opioid ligand, has been maintained throughout the years [...].

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