Pharmacology

This book contains selected papers from a workshop on modern statistical methods in toxicology held during the EUROTOX '90 conference in Leipzig.

Bioactive Spin Labels is a collection of contributions by leading experts on nitroxyl radicals and their application in biomedicine.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Der Autor untersucht in dieser Studie die spezifischen Wirkungen des neuen Pharmakons Propofol auf das zentrale Nervensystem durch pharmakokinetisch/-dynamische Modellbildung.

Dedicated to Professor Albert Herz, a leading investigator in opioid research, this book provides comprehensive information on the biology of exogenous and endogenous opioids.

Catecholamines are important transmitter substances in the autonomic and central nervous systems.

In recent years bacteriocins, especially colicins, have become widely known to molecular biologists as proteins with peculiar ways of killing bacteria.

The idea for publishing these books on the mechanism of action and on the biosynthesis of antibiotics was born of frustration in our attempts to keep abreast of the literature.

The first volume of Antibiotics was published in 1967 and contained a series of review papers on antibiotic actions.

When Antibiotics I was published in 1967, the teleological view was held by some that"e; antibiotics"e; were substances elaborated by certain microorgan- isms for the purpose of competing with other microorganisms for survival in mixed ecological environments.

In recent years, the fabrication of nanomaterials and exploration of their properties have attracted the attention of various scientific disciplines such as biology, physics, chemistry, and engineering.

The book highlights important new research using current state-of-the-art approaches by prominent researchers in the field of depression.

This reference work provides a wealth of information regarding medicinal plants and phytochemicals.

This book describes the state-of-the-art of treatment of schizophrenia and reflects its development in 22 chapters written by leading authorities in the field

Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing mental illness involving severe motivational disturbances and loss of behavioral control leading to personal dev- tation.

The book is part of a series on Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, which has as its focus anxiety and its treatment.

Drug Discovery and Evaluation has become a more and more difficult, expensive and time-consuming process.

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Protein phosphorylation is an essential post-translational modification that modulates cell-cell communication.

Progestins play a key role in reproductive endocrinology and as pharmaceutical drugs for contraception and in combined hormone therapy.

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Adequate blood supply to the eye is an important prerequisite for normal visual function.

Nuclear hormone receptors are not only important drug targets, but have also been the focus of decades of active and highly insightful research.

Optimal dose individualization has become more important in improving clinical efficacy and safety, given the variability in drug response, e.

Based on the international workshop GPCRs: From Deorphanisation to Lead Structure Identification, held in Berlin in May 2006, the book highlights the following topics: Structure of GPCRs, Design of GPCR Ligands, GPCR Signalling, Deorphanization and Assay Development.

Chemical genomics is a highly interdisciplinary and very exciting field of research both in academics and in the life sciences industry.

Preface Tumor development and progression occur as a result of cumulative acquisition of genetic alterations affecting oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes.

This drug handbook is divided into two sections: Alphabetical Listing of Drugs Entries in this section are listed by generic name.

Genome- and proteome-based research is generating a significant increase in the number of available drug targets.

This book presents a critical review of the analytical methods used for the measurement of harmful and potentially harmful compounds (HPHC) in tobacco and nicotine-related products.

This book shelters the central principles, cutting-edge methodologies, and incipient thought processes applied to PEGylation research.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of malaria, a life-threatening disease affecting millions globally, with a focus on the parasitic organisms of the genus Plasmodium that cause it.

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles measuring less than 5 millimeters.

A huge number of therapeutic studies has been published in rheumatology and clinical immunology.

This Handbook on cancer biology comprehensively reviews the current status of the oncobiology of major cancer types, cancer detection and treatment strategies, principles and processes of cancer drug development, and nanomedicine and other emerging cancer medicine applications to cancer diagnosis and treatment.

This book comprehensively covers critically investigated information on medicinal plants prioritized for their anti-allergy properties.

This book provides comprehensive information on tropane alkaloids, from their discovery to their pharmacological applications and biotechnological production.

Designed to be a practical handbook on clinical trial management in these key therapeutic areas, 'Clinical Trials in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis' is aimed at principal investigators pharmaceutical physicians and other pharmaceutical staff involved in the design, conduct and monitoring of these increasingly complex diseases.