Figure 1. AC-cAMP-PDE3 pathway.
cAMP is synthesized by AC and degraded by PDE3. cAMP and cGMP compete for the PDE3 active sites, but cGMP is hydrolyzed more slowly than cAMP, resulting in PDE3 inhibition.
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