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The frequency of opiate receptors varies dramatically throughout the human and monkey brain. The authors describe a relationship between the distribution of opiate receptors and of neurotransmitters.
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KUHAR, M., PERT, C. & SNYDER, S. Regional Distribution of Opiate Receptor Binding in Monkey and Human Brain. Nature 245, 447–450 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/245447a0
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