The Receptors, Volume II deals with receptors for somatostatin, vitamin D, insulin, and
animal viruses, as well as for the? 2-adrenergic and Ah systems. The significance of …

Signalling mediated by cell suiface receptors-Water-soluble signaling molecules, including
all of the known neurotransmitters, protein hormones, and growth factors, bind to specific …

This is a time of “great expectations” in the field of hormone and neurotransmitter action.
Recent advances in our understanding of receptors have been so dramatic that we appear …

At the beginning of this century, Ehrlich and Langley put forward the idea that intercellular
chemical signaling was mediated by receptive sites on cell surfaces (1). It was not until …

This review presents a concise overview of the historical development of receptor theory and
the molecular mechanisms of action of the three broad classes of hormones, steroids …

Studies of receptor classification, operation and organization will be instrumental in our
future understanding of cellular communication. Improved accuracy in categorizing ligands …

Life implies organization and thus regulation. This requires intraand intercellular
communication and communication with the environment. The exchange of information is to …

The sections in this article are:

For the past four decades, University College London has offered a renowned course on
receptor pharmacology. Originating from this course, the perennially bestselling Textbook of …

Prefaces tend to be platitudinous and unconducive to perusal. To this hardened Editor, the
appearance of the book represents the end of a stamina-testing saga surpassing any past …