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opium alkaloids

Subject Category: W Physical and Chemical Sciences
Definition: Alkaloids found in opium from Papaver that induce analgesic and narcotic effects by action upon opioid receptors.
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings
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Used For: opiate alkaloids
Broader Term: alkaloids
Narrower Term: buprenorphine; butorphanol; codeine; etorphine; heroin; morphine; naloxone; papaverine; sinomenine; thebaine
Related Term: analgesics; apomorphine; narcotics; Papaver
Spanish: alcaloides del opio
Term Number: 6456

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