PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bishop, Beverly
TI  - Pain: Its Physiology and Rationale for Management
DP  - 1980 Jan 01
TA  - Physical Therapy
PG  - 21--23
VI  - 60
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jcore-reference.highwire.org/content/60/1/21.short
4100  - http://jcore-reference.highwire.org/content/60/1/21.full
SO  - Phys Ther1980 Jan 01; 60
AB  - The analgesic effects of morphine and other opiates have long been recognized, but the mechanisms underlying these effects have only recently been uncovered. First, opiate receptors were discovered and their distribution throughout the central nervous system mapped. Then endogenous morphine-like compounds, called endorphins and enkephalins, were identified. One of the most promising aspects of understanding the physiology and pharmacology of these endogenous opiates is conquering control over pain.