Sigma receptors /
Itzhak, Yossef.
London : Academic Press,
c1994.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Historical perspective: evolution of the concept of sigma receptors / W.R. Martin and J.W. Sloan -- Sigma receptors in the central nervous system and the periphery / Tsung-Ping Su and Jean-Louis Junien -- Structure-activity relationships and evolution of sigma receptor ligands (1976-present) / Brian R. de Costa and Xiao-shu He -- Multiple sigma binding sites in the brain / Yossef Itzhak -- Interaction of sigma receptors with signal transduction pathways and effects on second messengers / Wayne D. Bowen -- Recent evidence for endogenous substance(s) for sigma receptors / Terrell A. Patterson, Mark Connor and Charles Chavkin -- Potential therapeutic application of sigma receptor antagonists / S. William Tam -- Role of sigma receptors in brain mechanisms of movement / J. Michael Walker ... [et al.] -- Imaging sigma receptors and cerebral responses to sigma drugs / Kenji Hashimoto and Edythe D. London -- Effects of cytochrome P-450 ligands on the binding of [³H]dextromethorphan and sigma ligands to guinea-pig brain / Martin Klein and José M. Musacchio -- Putative interactions between sigma receptors and neuropeptide Y / Guy Debonnel ... [et al.] -- Role of sigma binding sites in the modulation of endocrine and immune functions / Seth A. Wolfe, Jr. and Errol B. De Souza -- Sigma receptor: concluding remarks/future vistas / Leslie Kushner and R. Suzannne Zurkin.