Submitted by Brandis_Black1994 t3_116ydy3 in askscience
I'm very curious to know what happens, or what causes the opioid (opiate) to be removed from the receptor after it has attached and completed its job. Is there like an enzyme in the brain (not the blood or liver unless that IS the only thing that causes it to be removed FROM the receptor) or another type of chemical that plucks the opioid from the receptor and goes back into the blood/liver to be degraded by CYP450 enzymes. I'm looking for a specific chemical that detaches the opioid from the receptor. I tried searching online in many different ways even read the wiki page to no avail. Can anyone help answer this question?
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