Sphingolipids: Basic Science and Drug Development

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gulbins, Erich (Editor), Petrache, Irina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 215
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Molecular biology.; Pharmacology.; Oncology.; Cell biology.; Cell membranes.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Membrane Biology.; Cancer Research.; Molecular Medicine.; Cell Biology.

Sphingolipids are lipid components of the plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells. They have an important function in signaling mechanisms in the cell. This book on sphingolipids provides insights into the basics of sphingolipid biology and drug development, with a particular emphasis on the sphingolipi...