A short history of cGMP, guanylyl cyclases, and cGMP-dependent protein kinases

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 191, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-14

  Kots, Alexander Y ^a   Martin, Emil ^b   Sharina, Iraida G ^a   Murad, Ferid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cGMP; Guanylyl cyclase; Phosphodiesterase; Protein kinase G

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; ISOPROTEIN;

ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; HISTORY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 61749086558     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68964-5_1     Document Type: Review

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