Pert and Snyder's Discovery That Opiates Bind with Certain Receptors

question 86

Multiple Choice

Pert and Snyder's discovery that opiates bind with certain receptors led to what other discovery?

• A) the functions of inhibitory synapses
• B) the endogenous chemicals that bind with those receptors
• C) other classes of receptors with which opiates will bind
• D) more effective ways of manufacturing the drugs

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