Lipid Second Messengers

Lipid Second Messengers provides detailed methodology for analysis of various lipid signaling pathways. Topics discussed include procedures used to measure lipid-derived mediators such as lysophospholipids, arachidonic acid, eicosanoids, anandamide, and ceramides, and the enzymes responsible for generating these messengers, such as phospholipases, prostaglandin endoperoxide synthases, and sphingomyelinase. It provides new experimental tools to investigate novel lipid mediators in signal transduction. It also includes important clues to complete experiments investigating lipid mediators and examines their key roles in signal transduction and cell-to-cell communication, as well as in the ongoing development of more effective therapeutic approaches.