Inhibitors of Protein Kinases and Protein Phosphates

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pinna, Lorenzo A. (Editor), Cohen, Patricia T.W (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 167
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; Oncology.; Medical biochemistry.; Pathology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Medical Biochemistry.
• Physical Description: X, 458 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540266709
• ISSN: 0171-2004 ;

The aims of this volume are to highlight the tremendous pharmacological potential of protein kinase and protein phosphatase inhibitors, to provide a thorough overview of the most remarkable achievements in the field and to illustrate how beneficial these studies can be for the advancement of both basic knowledge on biological regulation and deregulation and for the clinical treatment of a wide spectrum of diseases. This goal is attained by contributions of leader investigators in the field, who address the issue from different angles.