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THEOPHYLLINE

Inhibits cAMP phosphodiesterase and is often used in conjunction with exogenous dibutyryl cyclic AMP to raise cellular cAMP levels. Another, smaller potent, methylxanthines are caffeine, theobromine and aminophylline. This entry appears with alow from the Vocabulary of Cell and Molecular Biology