InhaltsangabePreface. 1. Historical Perspective. 2. Methods for Characterization of Receptors Based on Receptor-Mediated Responses in Tissue or Intact Cell Preparations. 3. Identification of Receptors Using Direct Radioligand Binding Techniques. 4. Complex Binding Phenomena. 5. The Preparation and Study of Detergent-Solubilized Receptors. 6. The Topographical Fate of Ligand-Receptor Complexes as Reflected by the Properties of Ligand Binding to Intact Cells. Index.