Search for dissertations about: "Poli Francois Kouya"

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2. 1. The analgesic mechanisms of buprenorphine

   Author : Poli Francois Kouya; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Buprenorphine; morphine; cross-tolerance; g- opioid receptors; inbred mice.;

   Abstract : Buprenorphine, a derivative of thebaine, is a semi-synthetic opiate and a partial p-opioid receptor agonist. Buprenorphine is also a weak kappa-opioid receptor antagonist. Buprenorphine is used clinically as an analgesic and for maintenance therapy of opiate-dependent subjects because it produces limited withdrawal symptoms. READ MORE