Pharmacological characteristics of agonistantagonist analgesics
Authors:
Louis S. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Abstract:
A brief history and pharmacological characteristics of agonist-antagonist analgesics are presented. The importance of this class of compounds on the development of opioid-receptor concepts is described.