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Ira D. Stein

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Sigma binding states in the brain; An emerging concept for multiple sites and their relevance for psychiatric disorders

Life Sciences 1990 Yossef Itzhak, Ira D. Stein 99 citations

An increasing amount of evidence suggests the existence of specific binding sites for psychotomimetic drugs from the opiate-benzomorphan and arylcyclohexylamine series. The sigma binding sites have preferential affinity for the dextrorotatory isomers of certain opiate benzomorphans, such as (+)SKF 10047, (+)cyclazocine and (+)pentazocine and also for some neuroleptics (e.g., haloperidol). The...