An adenine nucleotide containing one phosphate group which is esterified to both the 3'- and 5'-positions of the sugar moiety. It is a second messenger and a key intracellular regulator, functioning as a mediator of activity for a number of hormones, including epinephrine, glucagon, and ACTH.
    

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Prostaglandins and cyclic AMP : biological action and clinical applications proceedings of a symposium ... held at the Towsley Center for Continuing Medical Education, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 13-15, 1972 / edited by Raymond H. Kahn, William E.M. Lands.

Cyclic AMP, cell growth, and the immune response : proceedings of the symposium held at Marco Island, Florida, January 8-10, 1973 / Werner Braun, Lawrence M. Lichtenstein, Charles W. Parker, editors.

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Cyclic AMP, cell growth, and the immune response : proceedings of the symposium held at Marco Island, Florida, January 8-10, 1973 / Werner Braun, Lawrence M. Lichtenstein, Charles W. Parker, editors.