“…A very recent review (Guitart et al, 2004) describes the potential involvement of σ receptors in schizophrenia, movement disorders, depression, anxiety, drug abuse, and pain. For general reviews of early investigations with σ receptors and σ receptor ligands, the reader is referred to: Abou-Gharbia et al, 1993;Chavkin, 1990;Domino and Kamenka, 1988;Itzhak, 1994;Itzhak and Stein, 1990;Junien and Leonard, 1989;Musacchio et al, 1989;Quirion et al, 1987;Snyder and Largent, 1989;Walker et al, 1990.…”