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Rang & Dale's Pharmacology provides you with all the knowledge you need to get through your pharmacology course and beyond. Drs. Humphrey P. Rang, Maureen M. Dale, James M. Ritter, Rod Flower, and Graeme Henderson present a clear and accessible approach to the analysis of therapeutic agents at the cellular and molecular level through detailed diagrams, full-color illustrations, and pedagogical features. Plus, USMLE-style review questions and additional learning tools online make this the perfect resource to turn to for a full understanding of key concepts in pharmacology.
Contents:
Section 1: General principles 1
What is pharmacology? 2
How drugs act: general principles 3
How drugs act: molecular aspects 4
How drugs act: cellular aspects-excitation, contraction and secretion 5
Cell proliferation, apoptosis, repair and regeneration 6
Cellular mechanisms: host defence 7
Method and measurement in pharmacology 8
Drug absorption and distribution 9
Drug metabolism and elimination 10
Pharmacokinetics 11
Pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics and 'personalised medicine' Section 2: Chemical mediators 12
Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system 13
Cholinergic transmission 14
Noradrenergic transmission 15
5-Hydroxytryptamine and the pharmacology of migraine 16
Purines 17
Local hormones: cytokines, biologically active lipids, amines and peptides 18
Cannabinoids 19
Peptides and proteins as mediators 20
Nitric oxide Section 3: Drugs affecting major organ systems 21
The heart 22
The vascular system 23
Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism 24
Haemostasis and thrombosis 25
Haemopoietic system and treatment of anaemia 26
Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs 27
The respiratory system 28
The kidney 29
The gastrointestinal tract 30
The control of blood glucose and drug treatment of diabetes mellitus 31
Obesity 32
The pituitary and the adrenal cortex 33
The thyroid 34
The reproductive system 35
Bone metabolism Section 4: The nervous system 36
Chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system 37
Amino acid transmitters 38
Other transmitters and modulators 39
Neurodegenerative diseases 40
General anaesthetic agents 41
Analgesic drugs 42
Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels 43
Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs 44
Antiepileptic drugs 45
Antipsychotic drugs 46
Antidepressant drugs 47
CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs 48
Drug addiction, dependence and abuse Section 5: Drugs used for the treatment of infections, cancer and immunological disorders 49
Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy 50
Antibacterial drugs 51
Antiviral drugs 52
Antifungal drugs 53
Antiprotozoal drugs 54
Anthelminthic drugs 55
Anticancer drugs Section 6: Special topics 56
Individual variation and drug interaction 57
Harmful effects of drugs 58
Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport 59
Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy 60
Drug discovery and development
Brief Description:
Provides you with the knowledge you need to get through your pharmacology course and beyond. This title presents an approach to the analysis of therapeutic agents at the cellular and molecular level through detailed diagrams, full-color illustrations, and pedagogical features.
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