Cardiovascular Biology of Purines Book

	List of Contributors
	Preface
I	Adenosine
1	Molecular Biology and Pharmacology of Recombinant Human Adenosine Receptors	1
2	Cardiac Physiology of Adenosine	21
3	Vascular Biology and Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors	40
4	Roles of Adenosine in Angiogenesis	49
5	Adenosine, K[subscript ATP] Channel and Cardioprotection in the Intact Heart	64
6	Adenosine Receptor Subtypes and Cardioprotection in Cardiac Myocyte and Transgenic Models	86
7	Regulation of Adenosine Receptor Sybtypes and Cardiac Dysfunction in Human Heart Failure	108
8	Adenosine and Cardiac Arrhythmias	126
9	Adenosine and Cardiac Aging	143
II	Nucleotides
10	Molecular Biology of P2X Purinoceptors	159
11	The G Protein-Coupled P2Y Receptors	187
12	P2 Purinoceptors in Blood Vessels	206
13	P2 Purinoceptors and Cardiac Functions	225
14	Vascular P2 Receptors and Their Possible Role in Hypertension	243
III	Interaction Between P1 and P2 Receptors
15	Neuromodulation in the Cardiovascular System	257
16	Adenosine Receptors, Blood Vessel and Inflammation	271
17	P2 Purinoceptors and Regulation of the Function of Platelets, Erythrocytes and Mast Cells	290
18	Purinoreceptors and T Cell Function: Regulation of Lymphocyte Activation by Extracellular ATP and Adenosine	302
19	Recent Advances in Cardiac Adenosine Metabolism	312
20	The Role of Peripheral Autonomic Neurons with P[subscript 1]-and/or P[subscript 2] Purinoreceptors in Cardiac Regulation	326
21	Extracellular Metabolism of Nucleotides and Adenosine in the Cardiovascular System	342
	Index	359