Sigma receptors : their role in disease and as therapeutic targets

• Other Authors: Smith, Sylvia B. (Editor), Su, Tsung-Ping (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
• Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 964.
• Subjects: Nervous system > Degeneration.; Sigma receptors.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319501741; 9783319501727
• ISSN: 2214-8019 ;
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 312 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

"Originally confused with opioid receptors and then orphan receptors with no biological function, Sigma Receptors are now recognized as relevant to many degenerative diseases with remarkable potential as therapeutic targets. In this text, new information about the structure of sigma 1 receptor,...