Endogenous opiates: 1985

Abstract

This paper is the eighth installment of our annual review of research involving the endogenous opiate peptides. It is restricted to the non-analgesic and behavioral studies of the opiate peptides published in 1985. The specific topics this year include stress, tolerance and dependence, eating, drinking and alcohol consumption, gastrointestinal and renal activity, mental illness, learning and memory, cardiovascular responses, respiration and thermoregulation, seizures and neurological disorders, activity, and some other selected topics.

Neurotransmitters

• Dopamine
• Endorphins
• GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid)

Related

• Alcohol