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The past decade has seen tremendous advances in the study of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), including the molecular cloning and identification of more than 100 hundred GPCR genes.

Neurotransmitter receptors are sites and systems within the brain and central nervous system (CNS) that act as links in the information processing chain. This is an important area of research because certain substances such as nicotine and heroin affect the way receptors process information.

Shows how GPCRs organize signal transduction and control intracellular activities. This work contains chapters that are written by the experts in each respective topic who offer updates on the principles and technology, as well as stepwise protocols for methods applied to the analysis of protein receptor interactions.

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest single class of receptors in biology, often playing key roles in a remarkably large number of physiological and pathophysiological conditions. GPCRs or GPCR-dependent signalling pathways are the targets of a very large number of therapeutically useful drugs.

G Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR) often play key roles in a large number of physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Theses receptors are the targets of a large number of therapeutic drugs. Detailed knowledge about the molecular structure of GPCRs should pave the way for more efficient drugs.