Airways Smooth Muscle: Peptide Receptors, Ion Channels and Signal Transduction (Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy)

Front Matter....Pages I-VII Endothelins....Pages 1-50 Bradykinin....Pages 51-65 Tachykinins and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide....Pages 67-86 Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide....Pages 87-113 Atrial Natriuretic Peptides....Pages 115-129 Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Transforming Growth Factor -β and Connective Tissue Growth Factor....Pages 131-153 Voltage-Dependent and Receptor-Operated Calcium Channels....Pages 155-168 High Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels....Pages 169-198 Adenosine Triphosphate-Activated Potassium Channels....Pages 199-216 Sodium/Potassium/Chloride Co-Transport....Pages 217-232 Sodium/Hydrogen Exchange....Pages 233-254 Sodium/Potassium-Dependent Adenosine Triphosphatase....Pages 255-271 Back Matter....Pages 273-278