International Union of Pharmacology. XXV. Nomenclature and Classification of Adenosine Receptors

Fredholm, Bertil B.; IJzerman, Adriaan P.; Jacobson, Kenneth A.; Klotz, Karl-Norbert; Linden, Joel

doi:10.1016/s0031-6997(24)01511-4

International Union of Pharmacology. XXV. Nomenclature and Classification of Adenosine Receptors

Four adenosine receptors have been cloned and characterized from several mammalian species. The receptors are named adenosine A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3). The A(2A) and A(2B) receptors preferably interact with members of the G(s) family of G proteins and the A(1) and A(3) receptors with G(i/o) p…