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Nociceptin (1-13)NH2
Biological Activity:
Bioactive metabolite of nociceptin and potent agonist for the ORL1
receptor (pEC50 = 7.9 in mouse vas deferens, Ki = 0.75 nM
for binding to rat forebrain membranes).
Varaniet al (1998) Nociceptin receptor binding in mouse
forebrain membranes: thermodynamic characteristics and structure activity
relationships. Br.J.Pharmacol. 125 1485. Caloet al
(2000) Pharmacology of nociceptin and its receptor: a novel therapeutic target.
Br.J.Pharmacol. 129 1261.