Intracellular Messengers

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Seventeen chapters by international contributors address topics including structure and function of G protein-coupled receptors; structure and function of G proteins; receptor regulation of phosphoinositidase C; guanylyl cyclase-linked receptors; prostaglandin and thromboxane biosynthesis; cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinases; protein kinase C; structure and function of inositol trisphosphate receptors; receptor- regulated calcium entry; regulatory functions of calmodulin; cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases--pharmacology, biochemistry, and function; regulation of the metabolism of 1,2-diacylglycerols and inositol phosphates that respond to receptor activation; organization of intracellular calcium signals generated by inositol lipid-dependent hormones; calcium signalling and the triggering of secretion in adrenal chromaffin cells; and intracellular messengers and the control of protein synthesis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)