Methadone for Cancer Pain
Pain is one of the most common and incapacitating symptoms experienced by patients with advanced cancer. Methadone is a potent opioid with strong affinity for the µ opioid receptor. In addition to being a potent µ opioid receptor ligand, methadone blocks the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor and mod...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Palliative Care |
| Online Access: | http://la-press.com/methadone-for-cancer-pain-a2181 |