Human Physiology
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Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 6, Problem 33RA
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The effects of the drug that increases the cyclic AMP (adenosine monophosphate) in heart and bronchiolar smooth muscles. Also, discuss whether the action of epinephrine can be duplicated on administering intravenous cyclic AMP to an individual or not.
Introduction:
Second messengers are the molecules that transfer the signals that are often obtained from the polar molecules, from the plasma membrane to inside of the cells. The most common form of a secondary messenger is the cyclic AMP, abbreviated as cAMP.
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