RECEPTOR BIOLOGY

RECEPTOR BIOLOGY

Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL
Año de edición:
Materia
Biología - Bioquímica
ISBN:
978-3-527-33726-2
Páginas:
264
N. de edición:
1
Idioma:
Inglés
Disponibilidad:
Disponible en 2-3 semanas

Descuento:

-5%

Antes:

77,27 €

Despues:

73,41 €

1 Introduction
2 The Origins of Chemical Thinking

I FUNDAMENTALS
3 Membranes and Proteins
4 Hormones as First Messengers
5 Receptor Theory

II RECEPTOR TYPES AND FUNCTION
6 Transduction I: Ion Channels and Transporters
7 Transduction II: G Protein-coupled Receptors
8 Transduction III: Receptor Kinases and Immunoglobulins
9 Transduction IV: Nuclear Receptors

III APPLICATIONS
10 Signaling Complexity
11 Cell Interactions in Development
12 Receptor Mechanisms in Disease Processes
13 Receptors and the Mind
14 Evolution of Receptors, Transmitters, and Hormones

This book is geared to every student in biology, pharmacy and medicine who needs to become familiar with receptor mediated signaling. The text starts with explaining some basics in membrane biochemistry, hormone biology and the concept of receptor based signaling as the main form of communication between cells and of cells with the environment. It goes on covering each receptor superfamily in detail including their structure and evolutionary context. The last part focusses exclusively on examples where thorough knowledge of receptors is critical: pharmaceutical research, developmental biology, neurobiology and evolutionary biology. Richly illustrated, the book is perfectly suited for all courses covering receptor based signaling, regardless whether they are part of the biology, medicine or pharmacology program.

Author Information
• Michael Roberts is Professor of Biology at Linfield College in McMinnville (Oregon, USA). He has taught biology to students for 40 years, first at Yale University and since 1981 at Linfield College. His scientific focus is cardiovascular physiology and the regulation of animal body temperature.
• Anne Kruchten is Associate Professor of Biology at Linfield College in McMinnville (Oregon, USA). A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she joined Linfield College in 2006. Her scientific focus is the regulation of cell migration.