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naltrexone [nal′trek‚zōn] (pharmacology) C20H23NO4An opiate receptor antagonist that blocks the effects of endogenous opioids in the brain; used to treat alcoholism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Naltrexone has been approved for treatment of alcohol dependence, and Gordis, an M. To test this hypothesis, naltrexone or placebo pellets were implanted in mice that exercised and mice that did not exercise. He suggests that the low-dose naltrexone blocks the morphine at nerve-cell receptors that trigger painful signals without affecting its more familiar pain-killing role. |
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