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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Receptor
  1. How Naloxone Saves Lives in Opioid Overdose Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... opioid antagonist, which means that it blocks opioid receptors from being activated. It is so strongly attracted to the receptors that it knocks other opioids off. When opioids ...
  2. Medications for IBS Video (International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders)  
    ... This drug works by bonding to μ-opioid receptors in the GI tract resulting in the changes ... physical feeling or perception in the body). Serotonin receptors in the GI tract appear to be a ...
  3. High Blood Pressure during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... blood pressure medicines, called ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, can harm your baby during pregnancy. During ...
  4. ... to see how this communication works. The pain receptors in the skin detect tissue damage from the ...
  5. Common Health Scams Video (Federal Trade Commission)  
    ... phrases like “molecule multiplicity,” “glucose metabolism,” “thermogenesis,” “insulin receptor sites,” “Nobel Prize winning technology,” or “developed by ...
  6. ... lose its youthful appearance. The dermis has sensory receptors that allow the body to receive stimulation from ...
  7. ... connect the spinal cord to muscles and sensory receptors. The peripheral nervous system is responsible for reflexes, ...
  8. As light enters the eye, it strikes receptor cells on the retina called rods and cones. The light triggers a chemical reaction in the cells, which then send electric impulses through ...