Cell surface receptors associated with the retinal pigment epithelium: The adenylate cyclase and phospholipase C signal transduction pathways

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 501-546

  Nash, M S ^a   Osborne, N N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 5 [2 [[2 HYDROXY 3 [4 (1 METHYL 4 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 2 IMIDAZOLYL)PHENOXY]PROPYL]AMINO]ETHOXY]SALICYLAMIDE; ADENOSINE 5' (N ETHYLCARBOXAMIDE); ADENYLATE CYCLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CARBACHOL; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; DOPAMINE; FORSKOLIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; ISOPRENALINE; MELATONIN; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; OXPRENOLOL; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PINDOLOL; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SALBUTAMOL; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SPIROXATRINE; TRANSDUCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029741397     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-9462(96)00005-5     Document Type: Review

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