Pharmacology

Although there are numerous books on drug metabolism, Radiotracers in Drug Development is unique in explaining how radiotracers are used to elucidate a drug's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME).

Providing a significant cross-fertilization of ideas across several disciplines, Enhancement in Drug Delivery offers a unique comprehensive review of both theoretical and practical aspects of enhancement agents and techniques used for problematic administration routes.

Top Investigators Explore the Complexities of Angiogenesis Cancer ResearchThe targeting of tumor angiogenesis has evolved into one of the most widely pursued therapeutic strategies.

The virtually universal popularity of caffeine, together with concerns about its potential pathogenic effects, have made it one of the most extensively studied drugs in history.

While simultaneous breakthroughs occurring in molecular biology and nanoscience/technology will ultimately revolutionize all of medicine, it is with our efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer that many of the most dramatic advances will occur.

A Single Source on Parallel Synthesis for Lead OptimizationThe end of the previous millennium saw an explosion in the application of parallel synthesis techniques for making compounds for high-throughput screening.

Current research suggests that neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and Creutzfeldt-Jacob may be linked to disorders in protein shape referred to as protein misfolding.

Understanding the phenomenon of long-lasting vulnerability to addiction is essential to developing successful treatments.

Furthering efforts to simulate the potency and specificity exhibited by peptides and proteins in healthy cells, this remarkable reference supplies pharmaceutical scientists with a wealth of techniques for tapping the enormous therapeutic potential of these molecules-providing a solid basis of knowledge for new drug design.

This blue-chip guide adds quality to the pharmaceutical clinical development process by detailing the need for, and stressing the importance of, an independent audit of clinical data to protect participants and validate study results.

The recent deaths of celebrities like Michael Jackson, Anna Nicole Smith, Heath Ledger, and Whitney Houston have shown a spotlight on the overuse and abuse of prescription drugs.

Herbal medicines play a critical role in the prevention and treatment of cancer disorders, which are a foremost cause of human disease and death worldwide.

A UNIQUE PRACTICE-ORIENTED INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL PHARMACYApplied Physical Pharmacy explores the fundamental physicochemical properties and processes important for understanding how drugs are transformed into usable and stable drug products that release their drug upon administration, and for understanding the different processes that the released drug may encounter on its way to its pharmacological target prior to being eliminated by the body.

This book explores the roles of wild edible fruit plants in combating malnutrition and diseases through their use in food and medicine.

This fascinating volume delves into the forefront of pharmaceutical research to shed light on the ground-breaking methodologies and technologies driving advancements in drug discovery today.

Now there is an up-to-date guide for optimizing pharmacologic therapy in treating patients with heart failure.

The hands-on guide to practical prescribing is a concise, easy-to-use guide to the practical aspects of pharmacology for junior doctors who are making the transition from studying pharmacology to prescribing drugs for the first time.

Although research on carcinogenesis has focused more on cellular proliferation than on cell death, yet understanding the mechanism of apoptosis may have important implications for cancer therapy.

Essential processes in biology such as cell and nuclear division, development, intracellular transport and physiological response, rely on the perception of environmental and intracellular signals and their transduction to subcellular targets.

Oxidants, like other aspects of life, involves tradeoffs.

With the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases on the rise as average life expectancy increases, the hunt for effective treatments and preventive measures for these disorders is a pressing challenge.

Thirty years have passed since somatostatin was discovered and its hormonal function defined [1,2].

Ecotoxiclogical risk from multiple stressors covers any situation where org- isms are exposed to a combination of environmental stressors.

In order to learn oncology, it is necessary to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of molecular biology in carcinogenesis, and then, with this as a background, to consider the principles of the theoretical and clinical basis of the subject.

Fullerenes and nanotubes are two classes of carbon structures or allotropes, which were discovered about 17 years ago.

Chemicals are used to make virtually every man-made regard to their production, formulation, use and disposal.

Nanotechnology is one of the fastest growing technological fields of the 21st century.

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Complex chemical mixtures impact our health every day.

The scope of environmental impact on reproduction is very large.

Since 1982, Ras proteins have been the subject of intense research investigation by the biomedical research community.

This book includes reports which were presented at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) entitled "e;Medical Treatment of Intoxications and Decontamination of Chemical Agent in the Area of Terrorist Attack"e;.

Drug Metabolism: Current Concepts provides a comprehensive understanding of the processes that take place following ingestion of a medicinal agent or xenobiotic, with an emphasis on the crucial role of metabolism (biotransformation).

Structure-based drug discovery methods have been transformed in the last 5-10 years and are now having a major impact on the discovery of new drugs.

This, the fifth volume in the Proteases in Biology and Disease series, is devoted to Proteases in Gastrointestinal Tissues.

Novel drugs are being developed which interact with the programmed cell death (apoptotic) machinery in cancer cells, thereby causing these cells to commit suicide and to be removed from the body.

Phototherapy exemplifies scientific medicine.

Since the subject of high dilution effects is still a subject for debate, this volume provides evidence in support of effects from control clinical studies, clinical records from veteran physicians, controlled experiments on animals and plants, and in vitro tests without any organisms (Chapter II).

Intended for use in an introductory pharmacology course, Basic Pharmacology: Understanding Drug Actions and Reactions provides an in-depth discussion of how to apply the chemical and molecular pharmacology concepts, a discussion students need for more advanced study.

Intended for use in an introductory pharmacology course, Basic Pharmacology: Understanding Drug Actions and Reactions provides an in-depth discussion of how to apply the chemical and molecular pharmacology concepts, a discussion students need for more advanced study.

Encapsulation is a topic of interest across a wide range of scientific and industrial areas, from pharmaceutics to food and agriculture, for the protection and controlled release of various substances during transportation, storage, and consumption.

Encapsulation is a topic of interest across a wide range of scientific and industrial areas, from pharmaceutics to food and agriculture, for the protection and controlled release of various substances during transportation, storage, and consumption.

Scientific communication is challenging.

Scientific communication is challenging.

Providing a comprehensive analysis of drug misuse, dependence and the ways in which different parts of the world have responded to these problems, this volume examines aspects of the contemporary drug problem, the related debate and the way in which society is responding to it.

Providing a comprehensive analysis of drug misuse, dependence and the ways in which different parts of the world have responded to these problems, this volume examines aspects of the contemporary drug problem, the related debate and the way in which society is responding to it.