Ebook: Receptors: Model Systems and Specific Receptors

Receptors initiate the means by which cellular regulators exert their actions on target cells. Because of the central role of cell-cell communication and signal transduction, receptors are of intrinsic interest to neuroscientists. Receptor studies utilize both traditional methods of analysis and modern molecular techniques. This volume examines comprehensive protocols for ''model'' receptor techniques (radioligand binding, solubilization and purification). It also describes the methodology for the following receptors: bombesin/GRP, cholecystokinin, endothelin, fast nerve growth factor and gastrin-releasing peptide, insulin, insulin-like growth factors, interleukin 1, melanotropin, melatonin, natriuretic hormone, neurokinin, neurokinin, neurotensin, PACAP, pancreatic polypeptide, serotonin, steroids, transferrin and vasoactive peptides

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