Naltrexone, Naloxone, Morphine, and Fentanyl Pharmacologically Chaperone a Mutant μ‐Opioid Receptor via an Endoplasmic Reticulum Exit Site‐Dependent Pathway
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Authors
- Stephen Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0923-8886)
- Matthew J. Mulcahy
- Henry A. Lester
Institutions
- California Institute of Technology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pharmacology Research & Perspectives
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.70315
- Primary Topic
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health