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The B₃-adrenoreceptor / edited by A. Donny Strosberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Taylor & Francis series in pharmaceutical sciences.
- Taylor & Francis series in pharmaceutical sciences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beta adrenoceptors.
- Adrenergic beta agonists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (189 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Beta 3 adrenoreceptor
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Beta-3 Adrenoreceptor plays an important role in regulating human fat storage and variants of this receptor are thought to be relevant to diabetes.In addition to the major interest in obesity and diabetes expressed by the pharmaceutical industry, increasing numbers of academic groups are attracted by this general research area. This renewed interest is of course in part stimulated by available financing from industry. It also reflects the growing realisation that metabolism remains an open frontier: little is known about adipocyte sub-populations, specific markers, or endocrine functio
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations used in this book; Structure and Function of the 3-Adrenoreceptor; Regulation of the 3-Adrenoreceptor Signalling Efficacy; Using Transgenic and Gene Knockout Techniques to Assess 3-Adrenoreceptor Function; 3-Adrenoreceptor Ligands and the Pharmacology of the 3-Adrenoreceptor; The Native Human 3-Adrenoreceptor; 3-Adrenoreceptor-Mediated Responses in Heart and Vessels; 3-Adrenoreceptors in Brown and White Adipocytes: Roles in Thermogenesis and Energy Balance
- The Putative '4'-Adrenoreceptor and Other Atypical -AdrenoreceptorsReferences; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-166) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-16231-6
- 1-4822-2103-9
- 1-280-05226-0
- 0-585-46503-7
- 9786610052264
- 0-203-48444-4
- 9780429162312
- OCLC:
- 133159570
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