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Mammalian beta-adrenergic receptors. Structural differences in beta 1 and beta 2 subtypes revealed by peptide maps.

J. biol. Chem., 258, 10689-94, 1983.

Lefkowitz (Nobel Prize 2012) and colleagues showed that there are two different types of beta receptors, distinguishing them as Beta-1 and Beta-2. They noticed that each has specific pharmacological characteristics.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Stiles, Strasser, Caron, Lefkowitz. Digital facsimile from PubMedCentral at this link.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)



Subjects: BIOLOGY › MOLECULAR BIOLOGY › Protein Receptors
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