RECEPTORS AND TRANSMISSION OF THE INFORMATION
• Four main types of receptors
Ligand-gated ion channels-ionotropic receptors
G-protein-coupled receptors – metabotropic receptors
Kinase linked receptors
Nuclear receptors
• Main types of responses
• Heterogeneity of receptors
• Techniques of study
• Characterization of the interactions between ligands and receptors
2003-2004