See Also: soop(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Opioid(health)
opioid(dictionary)
Opioid(medicine)
opioid peptides(medicine)
opioid receptor(medicine)
receptors, opioid, mu(medicine)
Agonist Opioid(law)
opioid antagonists(medicine)

opioid receptor (medicine) and soop (iou)


opioid receptor (medicine)


opioid receptor
<pharmacology> A membrane protein, widely distributed in animal cells, but especially in the brain (enkephalin receptors) and gut. The natural ligands are the opiate peptide neurotransmitters, but the name is given because opiates are potent agonists that occupy the receptors and mimic the action of the natural transmitters.


soop (iou)



soop verb trans. [su:p] Scot. & north. L15.
[Old Norse sopa rel. to Old English swapan: see SWEEP verb.]
Sweep (a house etc.). L15.
Curling. Assist the progress of (a curling-stone) by sweeping the ice in front of it. Also foll. by up. E19.