Institution: | a Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70122, USA b Veterans Administration Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70146, USA * Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70146, USA |
Abstract: | Since the discovery in 1971 of opiate receptors and later of the opiate-like peptides, there has been widespread interest in determining their exact localization, number and kinds, nature, and physiological and pharmacological functions. Between 1971 and 1978, vast amounts of research investigated these problem areas, but in 1979 alone the literature on the opiate peptides nearly doubled. This review is the second of an annual series and summarizes the highlights of the work published during 1979. |