title: The light touch of delta opioid receptors.
abstract: Expression of δ-opioid receptors in sensory neurons is controversial. In this issue of Neuron, Bardoni et al. (2014) present evidence that DOPrs are expressed on mechanosensory neurons involved in detecting nonnoxious touch but are very sparse in μ-opioid receptor-rich nociceptive neurons.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Pharmacology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Imlach
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Pharmacology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: mac.christie@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Macdonald J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Christie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000378:metabolism*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta