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Which one of the following statements about µ-opioid receptors is INCORRECT?Group of answer choicesThey are Gi-coupled G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).Antagonists of µ-opioid receptors are useful analgesic agents.The brain and spinal cord are densely populated with µ-opioid receptors.µ-opioid receptors are found in gastrointestinal tissues.

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Which one of the following statements about µ-opioid receptors is INCORRECT?Group of answer choicesThey are Gi-coupled G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).Antagonists of µ-opioid receptors are useful analgesic agents.The brain and spinal cord are densely populated with µ-opioid receptors.µ-opioid receptors are found in gastrointestinal tissues.

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The incorrect statement is: "Antagonists of µ-opioid receptors are useful analgesic agents."

Explanation: µ-opioid receptors are indeed Gi-coupled G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), they are densely populated in the brain and spinal cord, and they are found in gastrointestinal tissues. However, it is not the antagonists, but the agonists of µ-opioid receptors that are useful as analgesic agents. Agonists, not antagonists, of these receptors provide pain relief. Antagonists of µ-opioid receptors are used to reverse the effects of excess opioids, such as in the case of an overdose.

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