Transient Receptor Potential Channels

Transient Receptor Potential Channels offers a unique blend of thoughtfully selected topics ranging from the structural biology of this fascinating group of ion channels to their emerging roles in human diseases. This single book covers TRP channels of yeasts, flies, fishes frogs and humans. And from the biophysics of primary thermo-sensory events in cells to the thermosensation at whole organism level, from physiology of pain to the development of pain-killers, from psychiatric illnesses to cancers, from skin cells to sperms, from taste buds to testes, from established facts to heated debates, this book contains something for every TRP enthusiasts, beginner and expert alike. It includes crucial background information, critical analysis of cutting edge research, and ideas and thoughts for numerous testable hypotheses. It also shows directions for future research in this highly dynamic field. It is a book readers will be just as eager to give to others as keep for themselves.

Dr. Islam is an associate professor and a principal investigator at the Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden's largest medical university, famous for its role in the award of the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine. He is also a specialist in internal medicine and is a consultant physician at the University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. He is the founder editor-in-chef of Islets and the founder president of Islet Society. Dr. Islam has published approximately 40 peer reviewed publications. He is a pioneer of the calcium-induced calcium release concept in ?-cells and has contributed substantially to the understanding of calcium signaling in these cells.