Signal Transduction (Modular Texts in Molecular and Cell Biology, 1)
Contributors: Carl-Henrik Heldin (Editor); Mary Purton (Editor)
Publisher: International Thomson Publishing Services
Published: December 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9780412708107
Subjects: Biochemistry; Cellular biology; Molecular biology; Cytology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Life Sciences - Cytology
Description: In a series of 23 short chapters, leading researchers provide cutting-edge reviews of signal transduction, from cell membrane receptors through to gene regulation. The major classes of cell surface receptors are described and current knowledge about the molecules and pathways important for cytoplasmic signal transduction are summarized. Responses within the nucleus are also reviewed.

Written for an audience with a basic understanding of molecular and cell biology, this volume provides an invaluable overview of a rapidly developing field. Common themes and structures are emphasized and extensive cross-references between chapters are provided. This book will be of particular interest to graduate students and researchers who need to grasp the principles of signal transduction.