ATP by Ronald Sluyter, Jennie M.E. Cederholm, Leanne Stokes, ... - 9780443302503

ATPFrom Neurotransmission to Cancer Therapy\nAuthor(s): Ronald Sluyter, Jennie M.E. Cederholm, Leanne Stokes, Henning Ulrich, Srdjan Vlajkovic, Yong Tang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780443302503, 978-0443302503\nSynopsis\nATP: From Neurotransmission to Cancer Therapy delivers a comprehensive discussion of extracellular ATP biology and its communication role in both homeostasis and pathologic states. It explores the function of ATP across the nervous, sensory, musculoskeletal, cutaneous cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, exocrine, haematopoietic and immune systems. The book considers ATP in the context of various disease states, including cardiovascular, respiratory, psychiatric, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders, as well as pain and sensory disorders, infectious diseases, and cancer. ATP in humans is explored alongside other species, including roden.