Insights into Receptor Function and New Drug Development Targets

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Conn, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kordon, Claude (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Christen, Yves (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Σειρά: Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; Endocrinology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Biomedicine general.

G-Protein Coupled receptors (GPCRs) and other receptors are significant targets for drug discovery, due to their roles in fundamental physiological processes. Among these roles are: regulation of growth, food intake, reproduction, water balance, sensory perception, blood pressure and heart rate. GPC...

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