SIGMA OPIOID RECEPTORS
\sˈɪɡməɹ ˈə͡ʊpɪˌɔ͡ɪd ɹɪsˈɛptəz], \sˈɪɡməɹ ˈəʊpɪˌɔɪd ɹɪsˈɛptəz], \s_ˈɪ_ɡ_m_ə_ɹ ˈəʊ_p_ɪ__ˌɔɪ_d ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_t_ə_z]\
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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.
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