From insects to mammals, the ability to constantly sense environmental stimuli is essential for the survival of most living organisms. Most animals have nocifensive behaviors towards extreme temperatures, mechanical stimuli ...

The incidence of obesity and associated diseases such as type 2-diabetes and hypertension has reached epidemic portions worldwide and attracted increased interest to understand the mechanisms that are responsible for these ...

Ca<super>2+</super>/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase &beta;(CaMKK&beta;) is a serine/threonine directed kinase which is activated following increases in intracellular Ca<super>2+</super>. CaMKK&beta; activates ...