The past, present and future of purine nucleotides as signalling molecules

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1127-1139

  Burnstock, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine; ATP; P1 receptors; P2 receptors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PURINE NUCLEOTIDE; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; PURINE P2Y RECEPTOR; PURINE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR;

HISTORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; PURINE NUCLEOTIDES; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P1; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030669521     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(97)00125-1     Document Type: Review

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