Receptor biology

Too often, one does not appreciate the fundamental insight that early researchers provided, when basic aspects of protein structure and function were so little understood. Since many receptors are present on the cell membrane, the following chapters discuss the structure of lipid membranes and proteins. Aspects of receptor-mediated signaling during metazoan fertilization and development, and importantly, aberrations in receptor signaling caused by receptor mutations in diverse diseases such as cancer, cholera, cystic fibrosis, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, depression and diabetes, provide a meaningful and application-oriented turn to the discussion. [...]given the current interest in neuroscience and functioning of the brain, the last chapter is devoted to the role of receptors in the mind.