"Receptors, sigma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A class of cell surface receptors recognized by its pharmacological profile. Sigma receptors were originally considered to be opioid receptors because they bind certain synthetic opioids. However they also interact with a variety of other psychoactive drugs, and their endogenous ligand is not known (although they can react to certain endogenous steroids). Sigma receptors are found in the immune, endocrine, and nervous systems, and in some peripheral tissues.
| Descriptor ID |
D017480
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.620.775 D12.776.543.750.720.600.610.775 D12.776.543.750.750.555.610.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptors, sigma- Receptors, sigma
- sigma Receptors
- Receptors, sigma Opioid
- Opioid Receptors, sigma
- sigma Opioid Receptors
- Receptors, Opioid, sigma
- sigma Receptor
- Receptor, sigma
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptors, sigma".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Opioid [D12.776.543.750.695.620]
- Receptors, sigma [D12.776.543.750.695.620.775]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.720.600]
- Receptors, Opioid [D12.776.543.750.720.600.610]
- Receptors, sigma [D12.776.543.750.720.600.610.775]
- Receptors, Peptide [D12.776.543.750.750]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.750.555]
- Receptors, Opioid [D12.776.543.750.750.555.610]
- Receptors, sigma [D12.776.543.750.750.555.610.775]
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