Pharmacology of purine and pyrimidine receptors
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Published: |
Academic Press,
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Publisher Address: | San Diego, CA |
Publication Dates: | 2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Advances in pharmacology ( San Diego, Calif.) ; 61 |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 541 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
0123855268 9780123855268 |
Index Number: | R962 |
CLC: | R962 |
Call Number: | R962/P536 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Structure of the adenosine receptors: implications for drug discovery -- Adenosine receptors in health and disease -- Adenosine and the regulation of metabolism and body temperature -- Regulation of leukocyte function by adenosine receptors -- Role of adenosine A₂[B] receptors in inflammation -- Interplay of hypoxia and A₂[B] adenosine receptors in tissue protection -- Allosteric modulation of purine and pyrimidine receptors -- Molecular mechanisms of purine and pyrimidine nucleotide release -- Impact of ectoenzymes on P2 and P1 receptor signaling -- Ectonucleotidases as regulators of purinergic signaling in thrombosis, inflammation, and immunity -- P2X receptors in health and disease -- Molecular pharmacology, physiology, and structures of the P2Y receptors -- P2Y receptors in health and disease -- P2 receptor signaling in neurons and glial cells of the central nervous system -- Role of purinergic receptors in CNS function and neuroprotection. |