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Inhibits cAMP phosphodiesterase and is often used in conjunction with exogenous dibutyryl cyclic AMP to raise cellular cAMP levels. Other, less potent, methylxanthines are caffeine, theobromine and aminophylline.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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