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Cyclic GMP : biochemistry, physiology and pathophysiology /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lincoln, Thomas M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : R.G. Landes, [1994]
Series:Molecular biology intelligence unit.
Subjects:
Cyclic GMP > chemistry.
Cyclic GMP > physiology.
Table of Contents:
  • Historical perspective
  • Guanylate cyclase and phosphodiesterase
  • Metabolism of cyclic GMP
  • Guanylate cyclases
  • Phosphodiesterases
  • Nitric oxide and cyclic GMP
  • Nitrovasodilators and endothelial NO
  • Nitric oxide synthases
  • Cyclic GMP-dependent and independent actions of NO
  • Natriuretic peptides
  • Atrial natriuretic peptides
  • Natriuretic peptide receptors
  • Biological actions of ANF
  • Other peptide activators of particulate guanylate cyclase: guanylin
  • Cyclic GMP receptor proteins
  • Cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinases.
  • Cyclic GMP-regulated ion channels
  • Cyclic GMP-regulated phosphodiesterases
  • Cyclic GMP and photoreceptor signal transduction
  • Structure and function of the vertebrate photoreceptor cell
  • Role of cyclic GMP and the cyclic GMP-gated channel
  • Cyclic GMP and vascular biology
  • Role of cyclic GMP in vascular smooth muscle relaxation
  • Role of cyclic GMP in platelet function
  • Role of cyclic GMP in neutrophils
  • Role of cyclic GMP in cardiac myocytes
  • Role of cyclic GMP in endothelial cell function.
  • Cyclic GMP in other physiologic processes
  • Role of cyclic GMP in non-vascular smooth muscle
  • Role of cyclic GMP in cellular secretion
  • Other cyclic GMP-mediated cell events
  • Pathophysiologic roles for cyclic GMP
  • Role of cyclic GMP in endotoxic shock
  • Role of cyclic GMP in hypertension
  • Role of cyclic GMP in vascular smooth muscle cell growth and differentiation
  • Cyclic GMP and atherosclerosis
  • Cyclic GMP and other cardiovascular disorders
  • Other pathologies associated with cyclic GMP.