Morphine

"Morphine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widespread effects in the central nervous system and on smooth muscle.

Descriptor ID	D009020
MeSH Number(s)	D03.132.577.249.562.571 D03.605.497.607.587 D03.633.400.686.607.587 D04.615.723.795.576.571
Concept/Terms	Morphine Morphine Morphia Morphine Chloride Morphine Chloride Chloride, Morphine Morphine Sulfate Morphine Sulfate Sulfate, Morphine SDZ 202-250 SDZ 202-250 SDZ 202 250 SDZ 202250 SDZ202-250 SDZ202 250 SDZ202250 Morphine Sulfate (2:1), Pentahydrate Morphine Sulfate (2:1), Pentahydrate MS Contin MS Contin Contin, MS Oramorph SR Oramorph SR Duramorph Duramorph Morphine Sulfate (2:1), Anhydrous Morphine Sulfate (2:1), Anhydrous

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Morphine".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Alkaloids [D03.132]
Opiate Alkaloids [D03.132.577]
Morphinans [D03.132.577.249]
Morphine Derivatives [D03.132.577.249.562]
Morphine [D03.132.577.249.562.571]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Bridged-Ring [D03.605]
Morphinans [D03.605.497]
Morphine Derivatives [D03.605.497.607]
Morphine [D03.605.497.607.587]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings [D03.633.400]
Morphinans [D03.633.400.686]
Morphine Derivatives [D03.633.400.686.607]
Morphine [D03.633.400.686.607.587]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [D04.615]
Phenanthrenes [D04.615.723]
Morphinans [D04.615.723.795]
Morphine Derivatives [D04.615.723.795.576]
Morphine [D04.615.723.795.576.571]

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Bar chart showing 46 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	1	2
2002	1	0	1
2004	3	0	3
2005	3	1	4
2006	1	1	2
2007	3	0	3
2008	3	0	3
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	1	2
2013	2	1	3
2014	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	2	3
2018	1	0	1
2019	0	2	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	2	1	3
2024	0	1	1
2026	2	0	2

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Vasylieva I, Smith R, Aravind E, Pless LL, He K, Ling T, Kozel J, Puig S, Kedziora KM, Scarlett JJ, Joseph PN, Lycas MD, Williams BR, Gamble MC, Gether U, Logan RW, Freyberg Z, Watson AM. Brain-wide mapping reveals temporal and sexually dimorphic opioid actions. Commun Biol. 2026 Feb 20; 9(1).

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Laptook AR, Czynski A, Chahine R, Greenberg RG, Smith PB, Oliveira E, Gabrio J, Eggleston B, Das A, Lee J, Lester B, Clark D, Walsh M, Ko H, Asher CC, Friedman H, Gentle S, Rao K, Katheria A, Benninger K, Jani S, Smith MC, Khan A, Talati A, Lodhi S, Mena F, England A, Parimi P, Kylat R, Harmon H, Mannan J, Howell MP, Wright T, Snowden J. Accelerated Weaning of Opioids to Reduce Pharmacologic Exposure for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Pediatr. 2026 May; 292:114992.

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Broden EG, Eche-Ugwu IJ, DeCourcey DD, Wolfe J, Hinds PS, Snaman J. "At Least I Can Push this Morphine": PICU Nurses' Approaches to Suffering Among Dying Children. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Aug; 68(2):132-141.e2.

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Bloch-Salisbury E, Wilson JD, Rodriguez N, Bruch T, McKenna L, Derbin M, Glidden B, Ayturk D, Aurora S, Yanowitz T, Barton B, Vining M, Beers SR, Bogen DL. Efficacy of a Vibrating Crib Mattress to Reduce Pharmacologic Treatment in Opioid-Exposed Newborns: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 07 01; 177(7):665-674.

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Ketchesin KD, Becker-Krail DD, Xue X, Wilson RS, Lam TT, Williams KR, Nairn AC, Tseng GC, Logan RW. Differential Effects of Cocaine and Morphine on the Diurnal Regulation of the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens Proteome. J Proteome Res. 2023 07 07; 22(7):2377-2390.

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Puig S, Gutstein HB. Chronic Morphine Modulates PDGFR-? and PDGF-B Expression and Distribution in Dorsal Root Ganglia and Spinal Cord in Male Rats. Neuroscience. 2023 05 21; 519:147-161.

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Carvalho AL, Brooks DJ, Barlow D, Langlais AL, Morrill B, Houseknecht KL, Bouxsein ML, Lian JB, King T, Farina NH, Motyl KJ. Sustained Morphine Delivery Suppresses Bone Formation and Alters Metabolic and Circulating miRNA Profiles in Male C57BL/6J Mice. J Bone Miner Res. 2022 11; 37(11):2226-2243.

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Sutter MB, Watson H, Yonke N, Weitzen S, Leeman L. Morphine versus methadone for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: a randomized controlled pilot study. BMC Pediatr. 2022 06 15; 22(1):345.

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Ghorbanzadeh H, Mohebkhodaei P, Nematizadeh M, Rahimi N, Rafeiean M, Ghasemi M, Dehpour AR. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of modafinil in a mouse model of neuropathic pain: A role for nitrergic and serotonergic pathways. Neurol Res. 2022 May; 44(5):390-402.

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Azadi M, Gompf HS, Azizi H. Paternal exposure to morphine during adolescence potentiates morphine withdrawal in male offspring: Involvement of the lateral paragigantocellularis nucleus. J Psychopharmacol. 2020 11; 34(11):1289-1299.

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