Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that transmit signals from nerve cells to target cells by attaching to specific receptors. After delivering their messages, the body breaks them down or ...

A drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure shows promise as a treatment in mouse models of Marfan syndrome and muscular dystrophy (pages 204–210). The results suggest that losartan could ...

Of all our organ systems, the gastrointestinal tract contains the highest levels of endogenous and exogenous proteases (also known as proteinases and peptidases); however, our understanding of their ...