Actions of adenosine at its receptors in the CNS: Insights from knockouts and drugs

Adenosine and its receptors have been the topic of many recent reviews. These reviews provide a good summary of much of the relevant literature--including the older literature. We have, therefore, chosen to focus the present review on the insights gained from recent studies on genetically modified m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology 2005-01, Vol.45 (1), p.385-412
Hauptverfasser: FREDHOLM, Bertil B, CHEN, Jiang-Fan, MASINO, Susan A, VAUGEOIS, Jean-Marie
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Zusammenfassung:Adenosine and its receptors have been the topic of many recent reviews. These reviews provide a good summary of much of the relevant literature--including the older literature. We have, therefore, chosen to focus the present review on the insights gained from recent studies on genetically modified mice, particularly with respect to the function of adenosine receptors and their potential as therapeutic targets. The information gained from studies of drug effects is discussed in this context, and discrepancies between genetic and pharmacological results are highlighted.
ISSN:0362-1642
1545-4304
0362-1642
DOI:10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.45.120403.095731