Purinergic and Pyrimidinergic Signalling II: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Immune, Metabolic and Gastrointestinal Tract Function

by Michael Williams and Maria P. Abracchio

Book Overview

Physiological, pharmacological and molecular biological data generated over the past three decades have demonstrated the existence of two major families of extracellular receptors, the P1, a family of four G-protein coupled receptors and the P2, a family of at least 12 receptors responsive to purine (ATP, ADP) and pyrimidine (UTP) nucleotides through which adenosine and ATP can function as extracellular messengers. The present two-part volume represents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642632238
• ISBN13: 9783642632235
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"