Journal of Dental Research, Vol 63, 834-837, Copyright © 1984 by International & American Associations for Dental Research Online Journals
Development of new agents and techniques for intravenous analgesia
P. D. Thut
The search for new anesthetic and analgesic drugs will be aided by analysis
of the structures of chemical compounds which variously stimulate the five
proposed opioid receptors or the benzodiazepine receptors. The mechanism of
interaction between the benzodiazepines, opioids, and the neuroleptics will
be further elucidated. These studies will result in discovery of drugs with
fewer side-effects and more specific clinical effects.