Pharmacology category: 1712 books
The First Miracle Drugs
How the Sulfa Drugs Transformed Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2006
In the decade from 1935-1945, while the Second World War raged in Europe, a new class of medicines capable of controlling bacterial infections launched a therapeutic revolution that continues today. The new medicines were not penicillin and antibiotics, but sulfonamides, or sulfa drugs. The sulfa...
by José Juan Escobar-Chávez
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
This volume covers the methods of using skin penetrating agents, the therapeutic applications of physical penetration enhancers and devices in the market. Chapters cover topics such as transdermal drug delivery through iontophoresis, gene therapy, physiotherapy, skin disorders, vaccination, and pharmacology....
Contemporary Aspects of Biomedical Research
Drug Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2009
Each volume of Advances in Pharmacology provides a rich collection of reviews on timely topics. Emphasis is placed on the molecular basis of drug action, both applied and experimental.
Articles written by leading investigators in the field
Informs and updates on all the latest developments
Recent Developments in Alcoholism
Alcohol and Cocaine Similarities and Differences Clinical Pathology Psychosocial Factors and Treatment Pharmacology and Biochemistry Medical Complications
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
From the President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine Recent Developments in Alcoholism (Volume 10) is a major contribution to the literature of addiction medicine. This volume, 'ru.cohol and Cocaine: Similarities and Differences," contains an impressive collection of chapters from...
Affinity and Efficacy
The Components of Drug-Receptor Interactions
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
The interaction of a drug with a receptor generates a code of information having components of affinity and efficacy. How this information is translated into a response depends on the unique cells, tissue, organ or system in which the receptor resides. This book describes how to analyze various responses...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2006
During the 1990’s, scientific advances in understanding the mechanisms and pathophysiology of acute central nervous system injury were offset by a history of disappointing results from Phase III clinical trials of novel neuroprotective drugs. Numerous novel compounds were “tested, and seemingly...
Cardiac Arrest. The Side Effects of Saving Lifes
A Case Study
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2015
Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Medicine - Pharmacology, grade: 100%, University of South Florida, course: NUR 4128, language: English, abstract: Currently, heart disease remains the leading cause of death while cardiac arrest is one of the most devastating conditions patients and...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
By integrating knowledge from pharmacology, microbiology, molecular medicine, and engineering, researchers from Europe, the U.S. and Asia cover a broad spectrum of current and potential antimicrobial medications and treatments.
The result is a comprehensive survey ranging from small-molecule antibiotics...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
This book describes the newest developments in antibody drug conjugates and immunotoxins, paving their way to clinical application. Lessons learned from the current state of the art are used to further improve our understanding of their mechanisms of action and off target activities.
The book...
Immunopharmacology
Principles and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Immunopharmacology is defined as that part of pharmacology that deals with drugs acting on the immune system and, in addition, with the pharmacological actions of substances derived from the immune system. In order to lend sharper definition to the term immunopharmacology the subject matter has been...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
This new volume of Advances in Pharmacology explores the current state of Alzheimer's disease research and therapeutics. Chapters cover such topics as the B cell targeted therapies, Lymphotoxin family receptors in inflammation, and allergic inflammation and thymic stromal lymphopoietin. With a variety...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
The treatment of cancer has undergone dramatic evolutions in the past two decades and the provision of holistic care by a multidisciplinary team of specialists is emerging as the cornerstone of recent improvements in outcome. Accompanying this multidisciplinary approach is the increasing complexity...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2017
This book provides a state-of-the-art report on our current understanding of aquaporins and the future direction of the field. Aquaporins (AQPs) are a group of water-channel proteins that are specifically permeable to water and other small molecules, such as glycerol and urea. To date thirteen water-channel...
Chemical Dependence
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The author has organized basic, core information on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of chemical dependence into a readily understandable format. His approach teaches the physician what steps to take from a practical point of view: how to prevent addiction in the first place, how to diagnose...