morphine brands

Molecular formula: C17H19NO3

Morphine-6-glucuronide is responsible for approximately 85% of the response observed by morphine administration. Morphine and its metabolites act as agonists of the mu and kappa opioid receptors. The mu-opioid receptor is integral to morphine's effects on the ventral tegmental area of the brain. Morphine's activation of the reward pathway is mediated by agonism of the delta-opioid receptor in the nucleus accumbens, while modification of the respiratory system and addiction disorder are mediated by agonism of the mu-opioid receptor. Visual analysis of the direct electroencephalograph has revealed that morphine /slowed/ the predominant frequency and /increased/ high-voltage delta activity.

Source: PubChem (NCBI) · compound 5288826