Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology

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In this second special issue on signal transduction leading specialists in their fields again present overviews of topics related to the highly topicalsubject of signal transduction. The first contribution, by Keppler, deals
with the biosynthesis, transport, inactivation, and analysis

of leukotrienes. Mohr et al. present an excellent overview of the

biology of the peptide hormone oxytocin and its role in signal transduction.The review by Holzer describes the significance of peptinergic sensory

neurons in the control of vascular functions. In the contribution by Wolf etal the molecular biology of the Y chromosome is discussed.