Purines in Cellular Signaling formatIsbn:Softcover 9781461279969 The foundation of ICCAD in formatIsbn:Softcover 9783709187753 The foundation of ICCAD in 1982 coincided with the growth of Large Scale Integration pesticides would end malnutrition throughout the world and plastics and other synthetic chemicals would revolutionise our manufacturing industry and our way of life Targets for New Drugs This volume covers the biology and chemistry of purines and of their receptors broadly under these section headings: Adenosine Receptors and Effector Systems Adenine Nucleotide Receptors and Effector Systems Phosphodiesterase Enzymes and Inhibitors The presentations focus on the potential development of clinically useful drugs and powerful agents that activate or block purinergic receptors or that inhibit phosphodiesterases