| Description |
viii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Hormones in health and disease |
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Hormones in health and disease.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Overview / Ari Sitaramayya -- Pt. II. Receptors and G-proteins. 1. Cell Surface Receptors: Mechanisms of Signaling and Inactivation / Ari Sitaramayya and Nigel W. Bunnett. 2. Heterotrimeric G-proteins: Structure, Regulation, and Signaling Mechanisms / Theodore Wensel. 3. Ras- and Rho-Related Small Molecular Weight G-proteins: Structure and Signaling Mechanisms / Uma Prabhakar and Ponnal Nambi -- Pt. III. Second Messengers. 4. Cyclic Nucleotides: Synthesis by Adenylyl and Guanylyl Cyclases / Akio Yamazaki. 5. Phospholipases: Generation of Lipid-Derived Second Messengers / Mary F. Roberts. 6. Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases: Structural and Functional Aspects / Dolores J. Takemoto -- Pt. IV. Novel Messengers. 7. Nitric Oxide: Synthesis and Intracellular Actions / Jeffrey L. Garvin -- Pt. V. Regulatory Mechanisms and Ion Transport in Signal Transduction. 8. Ionic Channels Mediating Sensory Transduction / Takashi Kurahashi and Geoffrey H. Gold |
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9. Bits for an Organic Microprocessor: Protein Phosphorylation/Dephosphorylation / Peter J. Kennelly -- Pt. VI. Applications of Signal Transduction in Disease and Drug Abuse. 10. Defects in Signal Transduction Proteins Leading to Disease / N. Gautam. 11. Intracellular Messengers in Drug Addiction / Maarten E. A. Reith |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cellular signal transduction.
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G proteins.
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Second messengers (Biochemistry)
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| Author |
Sitaramayya, Ari.
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| LC no. |
98025749 |
| ISBN |
0817639829 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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3764339829 |
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