Pharmacology

Covers the basic knowledge of the regulation of biosynthesis of various amino acids in plants and the application of this knowledge to the discovery of novel inhibitors of amino acid biosynthesis and for enhancing the nutritional value of plant products.

This useful reference provides solid knowledge of the risks and benefits associated with the cancer screening process, assesses abnormal results and therapeutic outcomes, and facilitates the communication of these issues to patients.

Furnishing the latest interdisciplinary information on the most important and frequently the only investigational system available for discovery programs that address the effects of small molecules on newly discovered enzyme and receptor targets emanating from molecular biology, this timely resource facilitates the transition from classical to high

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the USA and UK.

Oligonucleotides diffuse poorly through biological barriers, including cell membranes.

Pharmacology, in its own right, is a massive subject area and has been the focus of several major textbooks.

This volume provides an authoritative, comprehensive view of the most current issues in brain pathophysiology and offers a critical evaluation of antioxidant-based therapeutic approaches to neurodegeneration, providing an up-to-date account of the role of antioxidants in the prevention and moderation of clinical symptoms.

"e;Addresses the key topic in combinatorial synthesis--how to optimize the quality of a combinatorial library--by determining the usefulness of synthesized compunds, the reliability of biological assay results, and analyzing acadmic and industrial applications, real-world examples, and case studies of successful and unsuccessful technologies.

This book is being published at a time when opioid receptors have recently been cloned.

The recent introduction of nanomedicines in the drug therapy arena is revolutionizing the management of severe diseases.

Guides You on the Development and Implementation of B-R EvaluationsBenefit-Risk Assessment Methods in Medical Product Development: Bridging Qualitative and Quantitative Assessments provides general guidance and case studies to aid practitioners in selecting specific benefit-risk (B-R) frameworks and quantitative methods.

This text documents the science that lies behind the expanding field of cosmetic dermatology so that clinicians can practice with confidence and researchers can be fully aware of the clinical implications of their work.

This text documents the science that lies behind the expanding field of cosmetic dermatology so that clinicians can practice with confidence and researchers can be fully aware of the clinical implications of their work.

Completely revised and updated, this third edition of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery elucidates the basic principles of pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, dosage form design, and drug delivery - including emerging new biotechnology-based treatment modalities.

Completely revised and updated, this third edition of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery elucidates the basic principles of pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, dosage form design, and drug delivery - including emerging new biotechnology-based treatment modalities.

This book discusses the many factors impinging on daily practice and the place of pharmacy in the delivery of health care.

This book provides succinct reviews of 500 of the most commonly prescribed drugs.

This reference provides an up-to-date compilation of background scientific information that advocates the application of currently developed clinical studies of the effects of aromatherapy to the treatment of human diseases such as mild, stress-induced mood disorders, infectious diseases, and age-related disturbances.

Biopharmaceuticals are emerging as frontline medicines to combat several life-threatening and chronic diseases.

Is adaptive randomization always better than traditional fixed-schedule randomization?

Adverse Drug Interactions: A Handbook for Prescribers assists clinicians by providing key information on potential adverse effects that can result from prescribing two or more drugs for simultaneous use.

Osteoporosis, a growing epidemic among women in North America, Europe, and Japan, is a painful, costly disease that has presented a treatment challenge to healthcare professionals.

Greener than conventional methods, C-H activation methods have flourished during the last decade and become especially attractive to organic chemists.

Biosimilars have the potential to change the way we think about, identify, and manage health problems.

Opioids such as morphine, codeine, and oxycodone are extracts or analogs isolated from a single source: the opium poppy.

Written by an author with more than 40 years of teaching experience in the field, Experiments in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Second Edition responds to a critical classroom need for material on directed laboratory investigations in biological and pharmaceutical chemistry.

The Beta-3 Adrenoreceptor plays an important role in regulating human fat storage and variants of this receptor are thought to be relevant to diabetes.

Nervous system diseases represent a major health concern worldwide.

An estimated 1 in 20 patients are admitted to the hospital due to problems with their medication and 1 in 100 hospitalized patients are harmed due to medication errors during their stay.

A Colour Handbook of Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat was one of the first books to bring key information about skin diseases to clinicians in an easy-to-use problem-oriented format.

There is growing interest in the field of melatonin research regarding its neurobiological mechanisms as well as its repercussions in clinical practice.

Biomedical ScienceChinese herbal medicine represents complementary or adjunctive therapies that often can improve the efficacy of Western medicine to achieve the pharmacological effects, especially in cancer treatment.

In Silico Drug Discovery and Design: Theory, Methods, Challenges, and Applications provides a comprehensive, unified, and in-depth overview of the current methodological strategies in computer-aided drug discovery and design.

The growing interest in using combination drugs to treat various complex diseases has spawned the development of many novel statistical methodologies.

Like its predecessors, Text Atlas of Nail Disorders, third edition is destined to become an invaluable diagnostic tool.

Nutrition and Epigenetics presents new information on the action of diet and nutritional determinants in regulating the epigenetic control of gene expression in health and disease.

The Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants is the first illustrated reference on the uses of plants in the Arabian Peninsula.

Some mild stresses have positive effects on survival and aging as shown in animal models.

This volume explores the application of high-performance computing (HPC) technologies to computational drug discovery (CDD) and biomedicine.

Toxic Tort: Medical and Legal Elements,provides a primer covering medicaland legal issues involved in toxicsubstances litigation.

In Infertile Environments, Janelle Lamoreaux investigates how epigenetic research into the effects of toxic exposure conceptualizes and configures environments.

Controversy over the medicinal uses of wild animals in China has erupted around the ethics and efficacy of animal-based drugs, the devastating effect of animal farming on wildlife conservation, and the propensity of these practices to foster zoonotic diseases.

Techniques in the Behavioral and Neural Sciences, Volume 12: Neglected Factors in Pharmacology and Neuroscience Research: Biopharmaceutics, Animal Characteristics, Maintenance, Testing Conditions can be used as reference in the improvement of test designs for biochemists and physiologists in the control of test conditions.

In a systematic and clear manner, the authors discuss the problems associated with clinical decision making and explore the current methods to solve them.

Three days in Madison have thoroughly modified my view on clostridial neurotoxins.

Recent years have seen enormous advances in the field of protein and peptide engineering and a greater understanding in the way in which biological response modifiers function in the body.

Some have predicted that the coming several decades will be the decades of "e;biotechnology,"e; wherein cancer, birth defects, life span increases, cosmetics, biodegradation, oil spills and exploration, solid waste disposal, and almost every aspect of our material life will be affected by this new area of science.

Much of organic chemistry is based on the ability of suitably structured chemicals to bind together through the formation of covalent bonds.