Isolating peripheral effects of endogenous opioids in modulating exertional breathlessness in people with moderate or severe COPD: a randomised controlled trial

Question addressed by the study Endogenous opioids (endorphins) have been reported to modulate exercise-induced breathlessness, but the relative contribution of peripheral opioid receptors has not been tested. Materials, participants and methods This was a double-blind, randomised, three-arm, cross-...

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Main Authors: David C. Currow, Toby Hunt, Sandra Louw, Danny Eckert, Peter Allcroft, Tim H.M. To, Aine Greene, Malgorzata Krajnik, Don Mahler, Magnus Ekström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2019-12-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/5/4/00153-2019.full