Opiate alkaloid

Introduction: Opiate alkaloid

Description of Opiate alkaloid

Opiate alkaloid: broad family of plant alkaloids with narcotic effects on animals, historically used as sedatives, anesthetics, analogesics, and euphoriants; heroin and morphine are highly addictive, abused drugs.
Source: CRISP

Opiate alkaloid: Alkaloids found in OPIUM from PAPAVER that induce analgesic and narcotic effects by action upon OPIOID RECEPTORS.
Source: MeSH 2007

Opiate alkaloid: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Opiate alkaloid:

• Opiate
• Alkaloid
• Family
• Plant
• Plant disease
• Narcotic
• Animals
• Heroin

Terms associated with Opiate alkaloid:

More specific terms for Opiate alkaloid:

• morphinan

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Opiate alkaloid

• alkaloid
• narcotic

Source - CRISP

The term Opiate alkaloid can be used for:

• opium

Source: CRISP

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