The scheme of evolution required the specialization of parts or organs of the body to
undertake discrete functions, eg, the muscles provide locomotion, the gut digests and …

the state of the art a: that time. AS implied by the title and pointed out by the Editors, the book
emphasises many different technical approaches which can be used to study receptor …

The term receptor is used in different ways in physiology and in biochemistry. In physiology,
it is often used in reference to sensory cells which respond to a special stimulus. In …

The following remarks are intended to serve as an introduction to this particular volume as
well as to the whole series of volumes of which this is the first. The intent of the series is to …

In classifying receptors it is necessary to consider their biological function. A receptor is an
integral membrane protein which transduces biological information, conferred in signals …

Chemical signals, whether in the form of hormones, neurosecretions (neurotransmitters and
neuropeptides), or growth factors and chalones are used to communicate information to …

The characterization of binding parameters of hormones and drugs to specific receptors at
various human cell types have introduced an interesting approach for the evaluation of …

stimulating introduction to a school of thinking and a body of research that is not widely
known or easily accessible to us. His attempt to provide a unify ing theory of sensory …

The cells of the body are bathed in fluids whose major constituents-for example, the ions
and proteins of plasma-are held at remarkably constant concentrations over long periods …

A variety of transduction mechanisms are present in every cell. The messages of many
hormones and locally produced autacoids (ie, substances which act like hormones at their …