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. 2020 May 26;13:1209–1222. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S243435

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Action of opioids on the MOR in the gastrointestinal tract. Schematic representation of the distinct roles of the myenteric and submucosal plexuses to opioid-induced constipation.

Abbreviations: Ach, acetylcholine; NO, nitric oxide; VIP, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide.