TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rang,H.P
TI  - Pharmacology
SN  - 0443071454
AV  - RM300 .P577 2003
U1  - 615.1 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Edinburgh, New York
PB  - Churchill Livingstone
KW  - Chemotherapy
KW  - Drug Therapy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Sect. 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; Elimination and pharmacokinetics --; Sect. 2; Chemical mediators --; 9; Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system --; 10; Colinear 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 responses --; 16; Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs --; Sect. 3; Drugs affecting majors organ systems --; 17; The heart --; 18; The vascular system --; 19; Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism --; 20; Haemostasis and thrombosis --; 21; Haemopoietic system --; 22; Respiratory system --; 23; Kidney --; 24; Gastrointestinal tract --; 25; Endocrine pancreas and the control of blood glucose --; 26; Obesity --; 27; Pituitary and adrenal cortex --; 28; Thyroid --; 29; Reproductive system --; 30; Bone metabolism --; Sect. 4; Nervous system --; 31; Chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system --; 32; Amino acid transmitters --; 33; Other transmitters and modulators --; 34; Neurodegenerative disorders --; 35; General anaesthetic agents --; 36; Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs --; 37; Antipsychotic drugs --; 38; Drugs used in affective disorders --; 39; Antiepileptic drugs --; 40; Analgesic drugs --; 41; CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs --; 42; Drug dependence and drug abuse --; 43; Local anaesthetics --; Sect. 5; Drugs used in the treatment of infections and cancer --; 44; Basic principles of chemotherapy --; 45; Antibacterial drugs --; 46; Antiviral drugs --; 47; Antifungal drugs --; 48; Antiprotozoal drugs --; 49; Anthelminthic drugs --; 50; Cancer chemotherapy --; Sect. 6; Special topics --; 51; Individual variation and drug interaction --; 52; Harmful effects of drugs --; 53; Gene therapy --; 54; Drug discovery and development --; Appendix --; Index
N2  - Providing students with an overview of how a class of drugs will be used in a clinical situation, this text covers physiology and biochemistry as well as pharmacology. It explains how drugs act and relates them to their effects and clinical uses
ER  -