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 Kappa kiss

o K  kappa receptor

o I  inhibition of ADH

o S  Sedation

o S  stress

o Other effects of mu receptor also weakly

Delta receptor

 Analgesia  as others

 D dalta

o Dependence

o Antidepressant

Location of opioid Receptors

Located on

 On Primary afferents

 Spinal cord pain transmission pathways

 Neurons in midbrain and medulla

 That involved in altering activities are located in Basal ganglia,
hypothalamus and cerebral cortex

Endogenous opioids

Opioid-peptides that are produced in the body include:

 Endorphins

 Enkephalins
 Dynorphins
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Pharmacology Mnemonics and Short Notes By Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman