Beckerman , Martin <br/><br/>
Molecular and cellular signaling /  
[by] : Martin Beckerman 
 - New York :  Springer ,   ©2005 
 - xxxiv , 574 p. :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - Biological and medical physics, biomedical engineering,  1618-7210 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> A small number of signaling pathways, no more than a dozen or so, form a control layer that is responsible for all signaling in and between cells of the human body. The signaling proteins belonging to the control layer determine what kinds of cells are made during development and how they function during adult life. Malfunctions in the proteins belonging to the control layer are responsible for a host of human diseases ranging from neurological disorders to cancers. Most drugs target components in the control layer, and difficulties in drug design are intimately related to the architecture of the control layer 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0387221301 (alk. paper) 9780387221304 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004052556 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cellular signal transduction<br/>Biochemistry, general<br/>Biophysics --Cell Biology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP517.C45  / B43 2005