Opioids in the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure
Levine, A.S.; Atkinson, R.L.
Federation Proceedings 46(1): 159-162
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-9446 PMID: 3542574 Document Number: 294232
The central sites of opioid action are discussed, as is opioid activity in invertebrates, vertebrates and man. Developments in the field from early concepts of an endogenous opioid system to the current understanding of multiple receptor types and their interaction in regulating ingestive behaviour are reviewed. Opioids from all 3 opioid families may stimulate food intake and some evidence exists that opioids may stimulate energy expenditure.