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A review of the demonstration and characterization of opiate receptors is described. The concept of subpopulations of receptors is discussed and evidence presented suggesting that analgesia due to opiates, enkephalins and acupuncture is mediated through a single subclass of receptor sites distinct from those mediating respiratory effects.
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Gavril W. Pasternak (1981) studied this question.
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