Endorphins and Opiate Antagonists in Psychiatric Research: Clinical Implications

The discovery of new molecules that function in neuronal communication can be viewed as a progression of steps beginning with the identification of the molecular structure, moving to the understanding of the mechanisms mediating the synaptic action, and to the appraisal of the involve­ ment of the new molecules in various neuronal mechanisms, and finally reaching the evaluation of this molecule's role in brain function and the consequences that are triggered by its abnormalities. Enkephalin...