Pharmacology

The previous volume on Antihypertensive Agents in the Handbook of Experi- mental Pharmacology, published in 1977, was edited by the late Franz Gross from the Department of Pharmacology in Heidelberg, who was one of the grand old men in hypertension research.

A NATO Advanced study Institute on "e;Receptors, Membrane Trans- port and Signal Transduction"e;, was held on the Island of Spet- sai, Greece, from August 16-27, 1988, in order to consider re- cent developments in membrane receptor research, membrane trans- port and signal transduction mechanisms.

Membrane proteins, lipids and their glycosylated derivatives are discussed both with respect to their biosynthesis as well as regarding their mutual interaction and assembly into functional membranes.

Whereas platinum compounds are already clinically used as anticancer agents, tin compounds exhibiting high enough antitumour activity have not yet been found to enter the clinical phase.

Die koronare Herzkrankheit gehört zu den führenden Krankheits- und Todesursachen in der industrialisierten Welt.

This supplement contains the papers submitted at EUROTOX 88, the joint Congress of the European Society of Toxicology and the Federation of the European Societies of Toxicology.

It is fourteen years since insulin was last reviewed in The Handbook of Ex- perimental Pharmacology, in volume 32.

Most often when the subject of antimicrobial resistance is discussed, the organizational emphasis is on individual antimicrobial agents or groups of agents.

When survival is challenged by the cold, animals react by employing both behavioral and physiological solutions.

The recent interest in the pharmacology of the skin and the treatment of its diseases has come about for two reasons.

Einerseits ist Rauchen ein Vergnügen, das Befriedigung verschaffen und angenehme Wirkungen hervorrufen kann.

Dieses erste deutschsprachige Buch zum Thema der pharmakologischen und therapeutischen Wirksamkeit von Prostaglandin E1 enthält aktuelle zusammengefaßte Originalarbeiten.

How accurate are statements about smoking habits?

Hirnorganische Wesensänderungen und dementielle Syndrome sind im Alter häufig und nehmen "epidemisch" zu.

The recent interest in the pharmacology of the skin and the treatment of its diseases has come about for two reasons.

he purpose of this book is to give the reader T an impression of medical science in seven- teenth-century France.

The* first meeting of the cardiovascular drug therapy forum took place on April 13-15, 1988 in Montreux, Switzerland.

Distinguished scientists and members of the medicalprofession discuss the research and development of safe andsuitable drugs for the long-term treatment of chronicdiseases.

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), a nonprofit, public foundation, was established in 1978 to advance the sciences of nutrition, toxicology, and food safety.

At the end of the initial meeting on Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Plant Cell Cultures at Schloss Rauischholzhausen, it was decided to convene similar events on a regular basis midway between the International Congress for Plant Tissue and Cell Cul- ture.

The concept of controlled release has attracted increasing attention over the last two decades, with the applications of this technology proliferating in diverse fields in- cluding medicine, agriculture and biotechnology.

Dieses Kompendium ist ein aktueller Beitrag zur Aerosoltherapie und gibt einen kurzen Überblick über die Anatomie der Lunge, die zur Therapie eingesetzten Aerosole und deren Produktionsverfahren.

Hepatic cells are involved in the metabolization and elimination of a variety of endogenous and exogenous substances.

The acetylcholine nicotinic receptor is an ionic channel whose aperture is directly controlled by acetylcholine.

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Natural product chemistry has undergone an explosive growth during the latter half of the current century.

This is the first book to summarize experimental results from the new, rapidly expanding field of research into the calcium channel in cell membrane.

As in other volumes in the series, this newest volume conveys up-to-date knowledge in a clear and straightforward manner.

"e;Methods in Protein Sequence Analysis - 1988"e; - contains selected contributions on modern protein- analytical techniques as presented by speakers at the Seventh International Conference on "e;Methods in Protein Sequence Analysis"e;, held from July 3rd to July 8th, 1988 in Berlin.

Das vorliegende Buch vermittelt angehenden Ärzten, Zahnärzten, Apothekern sowie Studierenden und Angehörigen der Heilhilfsberufe einen knappen, anschaulichen und übersichtlichen Überblick über die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Grundlagen des Gesundheitssystems.

Traditional Chinese medicine has been used for thousands of years by a large population.

Das Buch beschreibt die Diagnose, Differentialdiagnose und Therapie der "klassischen" Demenzformen (Demenz vom Alzheimertyp, senile Demenz, vaskuläre Demenz).

Die Stellung der H2-Rezeptor-Antagonisten ist - mehr als ein Jahrzehnt nach ihrer Einführung in die Therapie säurebedingter Erkrankungen - unangefochten.

In July, 1988, more than 300 scientists from 29 different countries gathered at Tiibingen, W.

Wie Physik oder Wirtschaft hat sich Medizin zu einem vernetzten Großsystem entwickelt, das der unvorbereitete ärztliche Verstand kaum übersehen und kaum steuern kann.

This volume collects the invited lectures and some selected contributions presented at the 5th International Meeting on Clinical Pharmacology in Psychiatry, which was held 26-30 June 1988 at the University of Troms0, Norway.

The development of a new antiarrhythmic drug involves many people with disparate skills.

In this compendium the clinical and pharmacological properties of Ginkgo biloba, a standardized drug and the subject of increasing worldwide interest, are closely portrayed.

Acromegaly is a relatively rare chronic disease.

Ten years have elapsed since the publication in 1978 of Vol.

Das Arzneimittel ist in den Mittelpunkt des öffentlichen Interesses gerückt.

Die Ausbreitung des Betäubungsmittelmißbrauchs (BTM) gibt seit Jahren Anlaß zur Besorgnis.

Early in 1985, a meeting was held to discuss the organization of a work- shop in honour of Professor Reinier L.