Drug Receptors: A Symposium

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Action of Catecholamines on the Smooth Muscle Cell Membrane....Pages 1-13
Actions of Catecholamines on the Membrane Properties of Liver Cells....Pages 15-28
Receptor Classification with Special Reference to β-Adrenergic Receptors....Pages 29-36
The Action of Acetylcholine and Dopamine on a Specified Snail Neurone....Pages 37-44
Actions of 5-hydroxytryptamine on Molluscan Neuronal Membranes....Pages 45-61
Acetylcholine Receptors in Aplysia Neurones....Pages 63-85
The Permeability Change Produced by Acetylcholine in Smooth Muscle....Pages 87-104
Desensitization at the Motor Endplate....Pages 105-119
Functional Properties of Receptors in Striated Muscle....Pages 121-133
Cooperativity of the Electroplax Membrane....Pages 135-148
The Relation between Classical and Cooperative Models for Drug Action....Pages 149-182
The Use of Affinity Labels in the Identification of Receptors....Pages 183-191
Molecular Properties of the Acetylcholine Receptor....Pages 193-209
The Labelling of Cholinergic Receptors in Smooth Muscle....Pages 211-224
Acetylcholine Receptor and Cholinesterase Molecules of Vertebrate Skeletal Muscles and Their Nerve Junctions....Pages 225-240
The Isolation of Functional Acetylcholine Receptor....Pages 241-255
The Isolation and Molecular Properties of Receptor Proteolipids....Pages 257-272
Studies on the Mode of Action of Cholinergic Agonists at the Molecular Level....Pages 273-294
Acetylcholine Receptors in Vertebrate Skeletal Muscles and Electric Tissues....Pages 295-312
Back Matter....Pages 313-321