Pharmacology Books

Fungal diseases have been with us from antiquity; interest in the chemo­ therapy of fungal disease has exploded in the past decade. To plan and pro­ duce a book on the topic of antifungal chemotherapy has come as a personal...

I have been privileged to witness and participate in the great growth of knowledge on chemical carcinogenesis and mutagenesis since 1939 when I entered graduate school in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin­ Madison. I...

The European School of Oncology came into existence to respond to a need for information, education and training in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. There are two main reasons why such an initiative was...

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), a nonprofit, public foundation, was established in 1978 to advance the sciences of nutrition, toxicology, and food safety. ILSI promotes the resolution of health and safety...

This volume collects the invited lectures and some selected contributions presented at the 5th International Meeting on Clinical Pharmacology in Psychiatry, which was held 26-30 June 1988 at the University of Troms0, Norway...

Das Buch enthält Kapitel über: M. Azria, Basel, CH: Calcitonin - Physiologische und Pharmakologische AspekteU. Niemeyer, J. Engel, P. Hilgard, M. Peukert, J. Pohl, H. Sindermann, Bielefeld, FRG: Mafosfamid - Ein Derivat des ...

330 Arzneistoffe werden alphabetisch geordnet mit Angaben }ber die Biotransformation und die Pharmakokinetik beschrie- ben. Weitere Informationene, wie der IUPAC-Name, die CAS- Nr., die Strukturformel und...

Hepatic cells are involved in the metabolization and elimination of a variety of endogenous and exogenous substances. They mediate the uptake, processing and subsequent secretion of biliary compounds, such as various drugs or...

For many years, Springer has been publishing an impressive series of textbooks of pharmacology which have set standards in medical science. Surprisingly, an extensive overview of the current state of the art in research on...

The book is part of a series on Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, which has as its focus anxiety and its treatment. We have brought together a distinguished cadre of authors with the aim of covering a broad array of topics related to anxiety...

Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Genetics & Chemistry.- The Life Cycle of the Endocannabinoids: Formation and Inactivation.- Endocannabinoid Receptor Pharmacology.- Endocannabinoid Receptors: CNS Localization of the CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor.- Pharmacological...

In this volume there is a strong emphasis on translational science, with preclinical approaches suggesting new directions for development of new treatments. Individual chapters describe how neuroimaging, neuroendocrine, genetic and behavioral studies...

What drives a scientist to edit a book on a speci c scienti c subject such as chiral mechanisms in separation methods? Until December 2005, the journal Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (Washington, DC) had...

Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms that are closely related to humans at cellular level. Human fungal pathogens belong to various classes of fungi, mainly zygo- cetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and deuteromycetes. In recent...

The technology of pharming.- Risk assessment of plant pharming and animal pharming.- The welfare of pharming animals.- Public views and attitudes to pharming.- The ethical evaluation of pharming.- The role of patents in the development of pharming.-...

In this volume of Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology  there a contributions by M.D. Swope, E. Lolis, F.Hofmann, L. Lacinova, N.  Klugbauer, M. Hermann, P. Berger, S.S. Shen, J.S. Kim, M.E. Weksler, M...

Each volume provides the reader, whether engaged in chemistry, biochemistry, biology or molecular medicine, with a comprehensive summary and critical overview of a topic of great current interest written by leading ...

In the past there were many attempts to change natural foodstuffs into high-value products. Cheese, bread, wine, and beer were pro­ duced, traditionally using microorganisms as biological tools. Later, people influenced the...

Fundamental Items.- Medical Diagnosis.- Complementary Solutions in Diagnostic Models.- Evaluation of Medicine Action Levels.- The Choice of Optimal Medicines.- Approximation of Clock-like Point Sets.

In this volume of Reviews of Physiology there are three outstanding contributions, the first on Selenium-containing proteins in mammals and other forms of life, and the second on constitutively active and G-protein coupled...

In Deutschland konsumieren ca. 3 Millionen Menschen gelegentlich oder regelmäßig Cannabisprodukte. Nach bisheriger Gesetzeslage und Rechtspraxis droht diesen 3 Millionen der Entzug des Führerscheins, selbst wenn sie nie unter...

After more than twenty years of use Good Laboratory Practice, or GLP, has attained a secure place in the world of testing chemicals and other "test items" with regard to their safety for humans and the environment. Gone are the...

This book records the proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on cancer topics organised in collaboration with the Association for International Cancer Research, a cancer charity based in the United Kingdom. The...

This supplement presents the papers submitted at the 27th meeting of the European Society of Toxicology, which was organised by the British Toxicology Society and held in Harrogate, England. As evident from the title of this...

This book addresses the highly relevant subject of emerging pollutants, which are especially alarming since most of the available treatment technologies are unable to degrade them. It discusses the sources of these pollutants and their fate in the...

Social pressure to minimize the use of animal testing, the ever-increasing concern on animal welfare, and the need for more human-relevant and more predictive toxicity tests are some of the drivers for new approaches to chemical screening. This book...

This book is designed to present a state-of the-art approach to the assessment and management of bereavement-related psychopathology. Written by experts in the fi eld, it addresses the recent shift in the fi eld calling for greater recognition of...

This book brings together mental health professionals and researchers to offer the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment, and research surrounding bipolar depression. Its individual chapters provide valuable diagnostic information,...

​This in-depth text addresseshow to approach and treat the chronic pain patient struggling with problematicopioid use.  It discusses the approach for patients who may be at highrisk of problematic use, such as those with a history of mental illness...

The first authoritative textbook specifically addressing issues of the field, this book delivers a focused discussion on several themes in psychiatry while providing a sound background on pharmacovigilance. Internationally-recognised researchers,...

This book puts hydrogen sulfide in context with other gaseous mediators such as nitric oxide and carbon monoxide, reviews the available mechanisms for its biosynthesis and describes its physiological and pathophysiological roles in a wide variety of...

This book provides an introduction to decision analytic cost-effectiveness modelling, giving the theoretical and practical knowledge required to design and implement analyses that meet the methodological standards of health technology assessment...

​In this fast moving field the main goal of this volume is to provide up-to-date information on the molecular and functional properties and pharmacology of mammalian TRP channels. Leading experts in the field describe ...