Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 121
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by M. P. Blaustein, H. Grunicke, E. Habermann, D. Pette, H. Reuter, B. Sakmann, M. Schweiger, E. M. Wright.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berlin, Heidelberg :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1992.
SERIES
Series Title
Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology,
Volume Designation
121
ISSN of Series
0303-4240 ;
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
In this second special issue on signal transduction leading specialists in their fields again present overviews of topics related to the highly topicalsubject of signal transduction. The first contribution, by Keppler, deals with the biosynthesis, transport, inactivation, and analysis of leukotrienes. Mohr et al. present an excellent overview of the biology of the peptide hormone oxytocin and its role in signal transduction.The review by Holzer describes the significance of peptinergic sensory neurons in the control of vascular functions. In the contribution by Wolf etal the molecular biology of the Y chromosome is discussed.