TY - CHAP AU - Fernanda da Rocha Lapa AU - Sérgio José Macedo Júnior AU - Murilo Luiz Cerutti AU - Adair Roberto Soares Santos ED - Sivakumar Joghi Thatha Gowder Y1 - 2014-07-02 PY - 2014 T1 - Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors and Their Signaling Role in Immunity and Inflammation N2 - The book "Pharmacology and Therapeutics" targets every aspect of the mechanisms for the chemical actions of both traditional and novel drugs. This book covers six sections: Molecular Modeling and Bio-molecular Pharmacology, Immunopharmacology, Environmental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Nanotechnology and Chemotherapy, Drugs and Drug Delivery System and Addiction Pharmacology. Each of these sections is interwoven with the theoretical aspects and experimental techniques of physiology, biochemistry, nutrition, cellular and molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, genetics, and pathology. This book will be a significant source to scientists, physicians, health care professionals and students who are interested to explore the effect of chemical agents on human life. BT - Pharmacology and Therapeutics SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/57206 DO - 10.5772/57206 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-04 ER -