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Functional Selectivity of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Ligands New Opportunities for Drug Discovery /

Functional selectivity refers to the ability of different ligands acting at one receptor subtype to activate multiple signaling pathways in unique combinations; that is, one drug can be an agonist at pathway A and an antagonist or partial agonist at pathway B, and another drug can have the reverse p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Neve, Kim (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:The Receptors,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Theoretical and Mechanistic Aspects of Functional Selectivity
  • Historical Overview of the Concept of Functional Selectivity
  • Functional Selectivity: Theoretical Considerations and Future Directions
  • Agonist-Selective Coupling of G Protein-Coupled Receptors
  • Ligand-Selective Receptor Desensitization and Endocytosis
  • Selectivity for G Protein or Arrestin-Mediated Signaling
  • In Vivo Evidence for and Consequences of Functional Selectivity
  • Subfamilies of Therapeutically Relevant Receptors
  • Functional Selectivity at Adrenergic Receptors
  • Signaling Diversity Mediated by Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes and Evidence for Functional Selectivity
  • Functional Selectivity at Serotonin Receptors
  • Functional Selectivity at Dopamine Receptors
  • Functional Selectivity at Receptors for Cannabinoids and Other Lipids
  • Functional Selectivity at Opioid Receptors
  • Functional Selectivity at Non-Opioid Peptide Receptors.