Pharmacology

The major advances in the field of biotechnology and molecular biology in the twenty-first century have led to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of diseases.

Psychosomatic illness can generally be considered as physical illnesses that are believed to be psychologically based; hence they are often referred to as "e;psychophysiological"e; disorders.

There has been a rapid evolution in the field of inhalation drug therapy, including new drugs, increased regulation and quality control, and strong pressure from generics.

Dale's Principle and Communication Between Neurones is based on a colloquium of the Neurochemical Group of the Biochemical Society, held at Oxford University, July 1982.

In line with other volumes in the Neuroscience Perspectives Series, this volume covers the background, pharmacology, molecular biology, and biochemistry of antipsychotic drugs, together with an overview assessment of the therapeutic considerations.

Stimuli-Responsive Nanocarriers: Recent Advances in Tailor-Made Therapeutics compiles dispersed knowledge into a complete and comprehensive source to help researchers understand and progress stimuli-responsive nanocarriers.

Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biological agents on people, animals, and the environment.

Mounting evidence in the past decade indicates that innate immunity mediates functions above and beyond first-line defense against infection.

This Brief describes the chemical features of canned food products and gives background information on the technology of canning foods.

This book discusses cancers and the resurgence of public interest in plant-based and herbal drugs.

3D cell culture is yet to be adopted and exploited to its full potential.

Consolidates the information LC-MS bioanalytical scientists need to analyze small molecules and macromolecules The field of bioanalysis has advanced rapidly, propelled by new approaches for developing bioanalytical methods, new liquid chromatographic (LC) techniques, and new mass spectrometric (MS) instruments.

Opioids are responsible for the vast majority of preventable deaths related to drug use, and opioid crisis is a serious international health problem.

Veterinary Toxicology for Australia and New Zealand is a reference suited to the unique challenges of veterinary practice in Australia and New Zealand.

This book provides guidelines that students and professionals can relate to, pointing to relevant cases and methods.

This volume in the Methods in Enzymology series comprehensively covers Cancer, Cardiovascular and the central nervous system of Nanomedicine.

Leicht verständlich klärt dieses Buch nicht nur grundlegende Fragen rund um die Blutgerinnung und Gerinnungshemmer, sondern bietet auch die wichtigsten Hintergrundinformationen zu Erkrankungen wie venöse Thrombosen, Herzinfarkt und Herzrhythmusstörungen.

The nitrates have remarkable clinical effects that have stood the test of time in the management of ischemic heart disease.

A Guide to Clinical Drug Research provides practical advice, from the conception of an idea, planning a study and writing a protocol, through to the conduct of a study, data collection and analysis, and publication.

Integrating various technologies with informational systems provides vast improvements to the overall research and development that occur in the biopharmaceutical industry.

The complement system is a group of proteins which plays a major role in the processing and removal of microorganisms and tissue breakdown products from the circulation and extracellular spaces.

This book explores the different uses of inulin in pharmaceutical formulations, its potential therapeutic benefits, and the regulatory considerations involved in developing inulin-based pharmaceutical products.

Intoxication of humans and animals has become increasingly important in recent years as has contamination of the environment by a variety of chemicals.

Based on the international workshop on 'Small Molecule - Protein Interactions' held in Berlin, April 24-26, 2002, researchers from industry and academic laboratories describe novel and efficient ways selecting promising new drug targets and developing small molecule inhibitors against them.

A review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic use.

Drugs are used in the diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, prevention or cure of disease.

America had a radically different relationship with drugs a century ago.

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).

Molecular Biological Markers for Toxicology and Risk Assessment provides an introduction to the exciting field of biomarkers and their use in toxicology and risk assessment.

Neurology does not include study of the limbic system as this is regarded as more relevant to psychiatry.

This is the definitive, one-stop resource on preclinical drug evaluation for potential mitochondrial toxicity, addressing the issue upfront in the drug development process.

This book provides the most up-to-date information on the ever-growing class of peptides with high biological activity, which function as hormones or neurotransmitters and have analogous structures.

Informed and Healthy: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on the Value of Information to Health Care focuses on two major issues: the value attributed to information by users and its effect on health care; and, a new model of information behavior in which the value of information drives various information activities (unlike many information models which tend to give prominence to information needs).

Although digenetic trematodes have been largely neglected, they constitute a major group of helminths that parasitize human and animals causing significant morbidity and mortality.

Toxicokinetics in Risk Assessment discusses the noncancer risk assessment process and its reliance on uncertainty factors in order to facilitate the continued study and refinement of the scientific basis for health risk assessment.

Anabolic Steroids attempts to trace the development of anabolic steroids in the chemical, experimental biological, and clinical disciplines, and presents a precise outline of the current state of substantiated knowledge.

Illustrated Toxicology: With Study Questions is an essential, practical resource for self-study and guidance catering to a broad spectrum of students.

Internationally acclaimed for more than 40 years, this Series, founded by the late Professor R.

Designed for pharmacy students Now updated for its Second Edition, Thermodynamics of Pharmaceutical Systems provides pharmacy students with a much-needed introduction to the mathematical intricacies of thermodynamics in relation to practical laboratory applications.

Currently one of the hottest topics in biochemistry, the concept of molecular chaperones has challenged the paradigm of protein self-assembly.

Textbook of Pharmacoepidemiology, Second Edition, provides an introduction to pharmacoepidemiology and the data sources, methods and applications used in clinical research, the pharmaceutical industryand regulatory agencies.

With a focus on the unique cultural and ecological of aspects of Thailand, this latest title in the popular series, Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants, offers invaluable insights for researchers and healthcare professionals interested in exploring the potential of Thai herbal medicines in the broader context of global health and wellness.

From pathology to treatment, MicroRNAs in Diseases and Disorders highlights the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the development and progression of a variety of diseases, including cancer, neurological disease, endocrine disease and autoimmune disease, and underscores the utilization of miRNA targets in the treatment of these conditions.

Progress in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 59, provides a review of eclectic developments in medicinal G139 chemistry.

This detailed volume assembles comprehensive protocols to assist with the study of structural, molecular, cell biological, and in vivo facets of GPCRs, and to enable the development of experimental tools for screening novel GPCR drugs.

This timely and original handbook paves the way to success in plant-based drug development, systematically addressing the issues facing a pharmaceutical scientist who wants to turn a plant compound into a safe and effective drug.