Back in San Francisco, Li realized that the beta-endorphin he had isolated contained ... allowed neuroscientists to conclude that the brain has receptors for painkillers which the pituitary ...

For decades, scientists have suspected that endorphins and other "endogenous ... when we work out and attaching to the same receptors in the brain that drugs like morphine or oxycodone do.

ANR approaches opioid dependency based on the pathophysiology and neuropharmacology vis-à-vis normal brain function ... the number of active endorphin/opioid receptors. With increasing use ...

Their structural diversity and specific functionalities might open new avenues for understanding neural processes and developing innovative research implications across various domains of neuroscience ...