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Rang & Dale's pharmacology : with student consult online access / Humphrey P. Rang ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 2007.Edition: 6th edDescription: 832 p. : col. illISBN:
  • 9780443069116 (pbk.) :
  • 9780443069116
Other title:
  • Pharmacology [Other title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.1 RAN
LOC classification:
  • RM300
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 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. Local hormones, inflammation and immune reactions -- 14. Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs -- 15. Cannabinoids --16. Peptides and proteins as mediators-- 17. Nitric oxide-- Section 3: Drugs Affecting Major Organ Systems:- 18. The heart--19. The vascular system--20. Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism-- 21. Haemostasis and thrombosis -- 22. The heamopoietic system -- 23. The respiratory system-- 24. The kidney-- 25. The gastrointestinal tract -- 26. The endocrine pancreas and the control of blood glucose-- 27. Obesity--28. The pituitary and adrenal cortex-- 29. The thyroi-- 30. The reproductive system--31. Bone metabolism -- Section 4: The Nervous System-- 32. Chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system-- 33. Amino acid transmitters-- 34. Other transmitters and modulators -- 35. Neurodegenerative disorders -- 36. General anaesthetic agents--37. Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs-- 38. Antipsychotic drugs--39. Antidepressant drugs -- 40. Antiepileptic drugs-- 41. Analgesic drugs-- 42. CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs-- 43. Drug addiction, dependence and abuse-- 44. Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels-- Section 5: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Infections and Cancer:- 45. Drugs used in the treatment of infections and cancer-- 46. Antibacterial drugs-- 47. Antiviral drugs--48. Antifungal drugs-- 49. Antiprotozoal drugs-- 50. Antihelminthic drugs-- 51. Cancer chemotherapy-- Section 6: Special Topics :- 52. Individual variation and drug interaction-- 53. Harmful effects of drugs-- 54. Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport --55. Biopharmaceuticals and Gene therapy -- 56. Drug discovery and development.
Summary: This edition sets out a clear route through pharmacoogy for the reader, from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical use of the most important groups of drugs. It contains everything students need to know about pharmacology in their early years.
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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. How drugs act: Cellular aspects - excitation, contraction and secretion--5. 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. Local hormones, inflammation and immune reactions -- 14. Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs -- 15. Cannabinoids --16. Peptides and proteins as mediators-- 17. Nitric oxide-- Section 3: Drugs Affecting Major Organ Systems:- 18. The heart--19. The vascular system--20. Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism-- 21. Haemostasis and thrombosis -- 22. The heamopoietic system -- 23. The respiratory system-- 24. The kidney-- 25. The gastrointestinal tract -- 26. The endocrine pancreas and the control of blood glucose-- 27. Obesity--28. The pituitary and adrenal cortex-- 29. The thyroi-- 30. The reproductive system--31. Bone metabolism -- Section 4: The Nervous System-- 32. Chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system-- 33. Amino acid transmitters-- 34. Other transmitters and modulators -- 35. Neurodegenerative disorders -- 36. General anaesthetic agents--37. Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs-- 38. Antipsychotic drugs--39. Antidepressant drugs -- 40. Antiepileptic drugs-- 41. Analgesic drugs-- 42. CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs-- 43. Drug addiction, dependence and abuse-- 44. Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels-- Section 5: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Infections and Cancer:- 45. Drugs used in the treatment of infections and cancer-- 46. Antibacterial drugs-- 47. Antiviral drugs--48. Antifungal drugs-- 49. Antiprotozoal drugs-- 50. Antihelminthic drugs-- 51. Cancer chemotherapy-- Section 6: Special Topics :- 52. Individual variation and drug interaction-- 53. Harmful effects of drugs-- 54. Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport --55. Biopharmaceuticals and Gene therapy -- 56. Drug discovery and development.

This edition sets out a clear route through pharmacoogy for the reader, from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical use of the most important groups of drugs. It contains everything students need to know about pharmacology in their early years.

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