Description
Airways Smooth Muscle: Neurotransmitters, Amines, Lipid Mediators and Signal Transduction, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy Series
Coordinators: Raeburn David, Giembycz Mark A.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Airways Smooth Muscle: Neurotransmitters, Amines, Lipid...:
Keywords
Airways; biochemistry; lipide; neurotransmitter; smooth muscle
Publication date: 05-2012
356 p. · Paperback
356 p. · Paperback
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A description of current theories concerning the pharmological control of airways smooth muscle tone. Particular emphasis is given to expression and distribution of receptors that are activated by classical neurotransmitters, lipid mediators and amines.
1. Adrenaline and Noradrenaline.- 2. Acetylcholine.- 3. Histamine.- 4. 5-Hydroxytryptamine.- 5. Prostanoids.- 6. Leukotrienes.- 7. Platelet-Activating Factor.- 8. Purines.- 9. GABA and Benzodiazepines.- 10. Glucocorticoids.
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