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Autore: | Vauquelin Georges |
Titolo: | G protein-coupled receptors : molecular pharmacology from academic concept to pharmaceutical research / / Georges Vauquelin, Bengt von Mentzer |
Pubblicazione: | Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
Disciplina: | 615/.1 |
Soggetto topico: | G proteins - Receptors |
Molecular pharmacology | |
Altri autori: | MentzerBengt von |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Chemical messengers and the cell membrane -- Radioligand binding studies -- Functional studies -- G protein-coupled receptors -- Concluding remarks. |
Sommario/riassunto: | G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins that transduce a vast array of extracellular signals into intracellular reactions ranging from cell-cell communication processes to physiological responses. They play an important role in a variety of diseases from cancer and diabetes, to neurodegenerative, inflammatory and respiratory disorders. GPCRs are therefore of utmost interest in drug development: over half of all prescription drugs currently on the market act by targeting these receptors directly or indirectly. G Protein-coupled Receptors: Molecular Pharmacology provi |
Titolo autorizzato: | G protein-coupled receptors |
ISBN: | 1-282-34870-1 |
9786612348709 | |
0-470-51665-8 | |
0-470-51664-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910877188803321 |
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