Membrane proteins as drug targets /

Membrane proteins continue to be prime drug targets because they perform essential processes in the cell including controlling the flow of information and materials between cells and mediating activities like hormone action and nerve impulses. The study of membrane proteins could lead to€new and imp...

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Other Authors: Lunn, Charles A. (Charles Albert)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, ©2010.
Series:Progress in molecular biology and translational science ; v. 91.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Membrane proteins continue to be prime drug targets because they perform essential processes in the cell including controlling the flow of information and materials between cells and mediating activities like hormone action and nerve impulses. The study of membrane proteins could lead to€new and improved pharmaceutical treatments for a wide range of illnesses such as heart disease, cystic fibrosis and depression. This volume reviews the latest developments in the field. * Discusses new discoveries, approaches, and ideas in the field of membrane protei.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780123812896
0123812895
9780123812889
0123812887
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9781282770171
ISSN:1877-1173 ;