Neurotransmitter Receptors and Intracellular Signaling

Recently, reports on how information is transmitted to the cell following the activation of transmitter receptors by transmitters themselves have accumulated rapidly; thus research in this area has made remarkable progress. This volume presents current developments in the field of signal transduction, covering such topics as: membrane receptors with internal ion channels receiving extracellular signals delivered to the cell by neurotransmitters; GTP-binding proteins functioning as signal transducers in membranes; phospholipase C as one of the effectors responsible for the intracellular (or second) messenger generation; and mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ by the representative second messenger, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. The new findings presented during this workshop should contribute to further advances by providing exciting scientific stimuli to scientists in this field of research.
 
Recently, reports on how information is transmitted to the cell following the activation of transmitter receptors by transmitters themselves have accumulated rapidly; thus research in this area has made remarkable progress. This volume presents current developments in the field of signal transduction, covering such topics as: membrane receptors with internal ion channels receiving extracellular signals delivered to the cell by neurotransmitters; GTP-binding proteins functioning as signal transducers in membranes; phospholipase C as one of the effectors responsible for the intracellular (or second) messenger generation; and mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ by the representative second messenger, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. The new findings presented during this workshop should contribute to further advances by providing exciting scientific stimuli to scientists in this field of research.