Introduction to cellular signal transduction /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Birkhauser,
[1999]
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| Series: | Hormones in health and disease.
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1: Overview
- Pt. 2: Receptors and G-proteins
- Cell surface receptors: mechanisms of signaling and inactivation
- Heterotrimeric G-proteins: structure, regulation, and signaling mechanisms
- Ras- and Rho-related small molecular weight G-proteins: structure and signaling mechanisms
- Pt. 3: Second messengers
- Cyclic nucleotides: synthesis by adenylyl and guanylyl cyclases
- Phospholipases: generation of lipid-derived second messengers
- Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases: structural and functional aspects
- Pt. 4: Regulatory mechanisms and ion transport in signal transduction
- Ionic channels mediating sensory transduction
- Bits for an organic microprocessor: protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation
- Pt. 5: Applications of signal transduction in disease and drug abuse
- Defects in signal transduction proteins leading to disease
- Intracellular messengers in drug addiction.