'This is an excellent multi-author book. The book represents very good value for the amount of information that it contains and will appeal to both the experienced and those starting receptor research. Selected chapters would be of relevance to undergraduates embarking on final year projects.'Anthony P. Davenport and Peter Molenaar, Addenbrookes Hospital, Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Volume 17 No. 12, December 1992

• Kevin G. McFarthing: Selection and synthesis of receptor-specific radioligands; A.D. Strosberg: Anti-receptor antibodies as ligands; J.O. Dolly: Neurotoxins as receptor ligands; E.C. Hulme & N.J.M. Birdsall: Strategy and tactics in receptor binding studies; E.C. Hulme & N.J. Buckley: Receptor preparations for binding studies; J-X. Wang, H.I. Yamamura, Wan Wang, & W.R. Roeske: The use of the filtration technique in In Vitro radioligand binding assays for membrane-bound and solubilised receptors; E.C. Hulme: Centrifugation binding assays; P.G. Strange: Charcoal adsorption for separating bound and free ligand in radioligand binding assays; E.C. Hulme: Gel filtration assays for solubilised receptors; H. Prinz: Receptor binding kinetics; J.W. Wells: Analysis and interpretation of binding data; Appendix 1: K.G. McFarthing: Radioligands for receptor binding: Amersham International; R.L.Young: Radioli gands for receptor binding: Du Pont-New England Nuclear Corp.