TY - BOOK AU - Rang,H.P. TI - Rang and Dale's pharmacology SN - 9780443069116 (pbk.) U1 - 615.1 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Churchill Livingstone KW - Pharmacology KW - Pharmacologie N1 - Includes Internet access; Previous ed.: published as Pharmacology. 2003; Includes bibliographical references and index; Section 1. General Principles 1. What is pharmacology? 2. How drugs act: general principles 3. How drugs act: molecular aspects 4. Cellular mechanisms: excitation, contraction and secretion 5. Cellular mechanisms: cell proliferation and apoptosis 6. Method and measurement in pharmacology 7. Absorption and distribution of drugs 8. Drug elimination and pharmacokinetics Section 2. Chemical Mediators 9. Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system 10. Cholinergic transmission 11. Noradrenergic transmission 12. Other peripheral mediators: 5-hydroxytryptamine and purines 13. Peptides and proteins as mediators 14. Nitric oxide 15. Local hormones, inflammation and immune reactions 16. Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs Section 3. Drugs Affecting Major Organ Systems 17. The heart 18. The vascular system 19. Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism 20. Haemostasis and thrombosis 21. The heamopoietic system 22. The respiratory system 23. The kidney 24. Th...show more ER -