Pharmacology Books

This publication contains a collection of 22 manuscripts by authors invited to write review articles. They are based on lectures presented on the First and Second Training Course in Radiopharmacy and Radiopharmacology. These...

Prominent investigators and clinicians summarize in a balanced blend of fundamental science, basic research, experimental therapeutics, and early clinical experiences, what is known about oncogenes and oncogenesis, and describe...

A cutting-edge review of the major research areas of adjuvant discovery, design, development, and use. The authors lay down a rational basis for vaccine adjuvant function and analyze a number of significantly distinct ...

Neurotoxicology is a broad and burgeoning field of research. Its growth in recent years can be related, in part, to increased interest in and concern with the fact that a growing number of anthropogenic agents with neurotoxic...

Antifolates are an important class of anticancer drugs originally developed as anti leu­ kemic agents, but now used, usually in combination with other drugs, for the treatment of a wide range of tumors, notably carcinomas of...

The Nobel Prize is science's highest award, as is the case with non-science fields too, and it is therefore arguably the most internationally recognized award in the world. This unique set of volumes focuses on summarizing the Nobel Prize within organic...

The healthcare professionals who save and extend our lives are helpless without the medicines and technologies that have revolutionised medical care. But the industry that invents, makes and provides these indispensable tools is transforming under the...

The North Eastern Region of India possesses more than 2,000 medicinal and aromatic plant species accounting for about 20 per cent of the total plant diversity of India. This volume is the collection of 18 selected full papers submitted for the seminar...

The present book on 'Nutrition in Traditional Therapeutic Foods, Vol. 1' emphasizes the available scientific evidence on the therapeutic role of selected foods in various clinical conditions. As foods with therapeutic importance are innumerable, the...

Infertility is known to us since ages. There is an alarming rate of increase of infertility cases especially in the young urban males in India. Keeping this in mind we took up this study to evaluate the role of Mesterolone in oligospermic males . We...

Estimation of active pharmaceutical ingredient is very important because it helps us to know the actual amount of drug present in formulation as per the label claim. It can be achieved by various spectroscopic, chromatographic and hyphenated techniques...

To survive in demanding market and still to be successful, it is necessary to achieve high level product quality. It is derived from careful attention to a process design, control of the process, and in-process and end-product testing. So for this, the...

Conventional nonporous hydrogel with limitations of slow swelling and low loading capacities restrict its use in effective drug delivery. Superporous hydrogel (SPH) with high water absorption and swelling capacity was prepared by cross-linking...

As the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is on the rise worldwide, the incidence of diabetic nephropathy (DN) increases. Unfortunately, the untreated DN is the most common cause of renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy. So, this book evaluate...

The book relates to the current status of herbal drugs, scope for innovations and patents, emphasizing on novelty of products with inventiveness to have effective patent to earn good revenue and unique health benefits. It includes the traditional...

Durch wachsende Bedeutung sozioökonomischer Faktoren fokussiert sich die Schizophrenie-Forschung heute vermehrt auf die sogenannte Minussymptomatik . Von renommierten Experten werden Fortschritte in Diagnostik, Verlauf und...

Ein fächerübergreifendes Schwerpunktthema dieses Buches bilden die Fortschritte beim Einsatz von Ersatz- und Ergänzungsmethoden zu Tierversuchen in der Lehre und Ausbildung in den verschiedenen Disziplinen der biomedizinischen...

Die Reihe "Aktuelle Probleme der Schizophrenie" priisentiert ab 1990 praktische Umsetzungen der neuesten wissenschaftlichen Er­ gebnisse der Schizophrenieforschung. In regelmiiBig stattfindenden Workshops vermitteln Experten...

Metabolische, traumatische, zirkulatorische, entzündliche und immunologische Störungen der Hirnfunktion und der neuro-muskulären Übertragung werden im 2. Band der Reihe "Intensivmedizinisches Seminar" von renommierten Autoren...

Das vorliegende Buch behandelt das Ferment Hyaluronidase und dessen Wirkung in der Behandlung maligner Erkrankungen. Es enthält außerdem eine Beschreibung der Substanz, der biochemischen Grundlagen, des experimentellen...

Der Anerkennung einer neuen Substanz als klinisch wirksames Chemotherapeutikum gehen jahrelange Studien voraus. Anfang der siebziger Jahre wurde die Antitumoraktivitat bestimmter Podophyllo­ toxinderivate entdeckt. Die...

Die Beta-Rezeptoren-Blockade hat sich als ein neues, sehr wirk­ sames Prinzip zur pharmakodynamischen Beeinflussung von Herz und Kreislauf erwiesen. Da sich gezeigt hat, daB dieses Prinzip bei ver­ schiedenen Erkrankungen des...

Die Anwendung von antibakteriell wirksamen Substanzen in der Veterinärmedizin erfolgt zum einen aus Gründen des Verbraucherschutzes, zum anderen zur Erhaltung der Tiergesundheit. Gleichzeitig führt jeder Einsatz von Antibiotika zur Selektion von bereits...

Im vorliegenden Buch werden von führenden Vertretern der Fachgebiete Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie neueste Erkenntnisse für den klinischen Alltag aufbereitet dargestellt. Der erste Beitrag äußert sich grundsätzlich zum...

Das umstrittene Forschungsgebiet der Gentechnologie bildet eines der Hauptthemen des fünften Bandes dieser Buchreihe. Transgene Tiere und in vitro-Methoden im Bereich der Gentechnologie werden ebenso erörtert und zur Diskussion...

Das cholinerge System stellt eines der Hauptregulative des bronchialen Muskeltonus dar. Es spielt bei verschiedenen obstruktiven Ventilationsstörungen eine jeweils andere - wichtige oder untergeordnete - Rolle. Es wird in...

Das Buch stellt in umfassender Weise die Methodik des Klonierens von soliden Tumorzellen in vitro als eine experimentelle Methode für die Planung und Individualisierung der antitumoralen Chemotherapie und ihre Bedeutung für die...

Erfahrungen der landwirtsehaftlichen Praxis und dadurch ausgeloste wissensehaftliche U nte:rsuchungen haben in den letzten J ahrzehnten zu der Erkenntnis gefiihrt, daB zwischen der Intensitat der im Boden ablaufenden bio­...

List of abbreviationsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 The World of Carbohydrates Chapter 2 Basic Knowledge of Glycobiology2.1 Monosaccharides           ...

The Science and Business of Drug Discovery is written for those who want to learn about the biopharmaceutical industry and its products whatever their level of technical knowledge. Its aim is to demystify the jargon used in drug development, but in...

The fifth edition of the best-selling Principles in Forensic Toxicology continues in the tradition of excellence in academic publishing. With over 10 years of classroom-tested and continually updated content, the new edition contains significant updates...

The textbook addresses the lifecycle concepts (Stage 1, 2, 3) of Process Validation. Regulatory bodies such as US FDA, EMEA, WHO, PIC/S have adopted the ICH lifecycle approach. Organizations have an opportunity to harmonize and align PV activities...

The book covers important topics in the psychiatric genetics (PG) field. Many of these have been overlooked in mainstream accounts, and many contemporary PG researchers have omitted or whitewashed the eugenic and "racial hygiene" origins of the field...

This book is a direct response to a severe treatment gap in recognising, treating and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Affecting 3-4% of the global population, ADHD has long been considered a pediatric psychiatric...

Medicinal chemistry and pharmacology are closely associated fields, and the use of natural products for their medicinal properties is ever-growing. The study of drugs from natural products and their effects on the living body are explored in this volume...

This volume addresses efforts to overcome the shortcomings of conventional dosage forms by exploiting the principles of nanoscience to deliver drugs for medical treatment. Nanodispersions are an important aspect because they possess globules/particles in...

This volume sheds new light on the immense potential of medicinal plants for human health from different technological aspects. It presents new research on bioactive compounds in medicinal plants that provide health benefits, including those that have...

Introducing our Phlebotomy Exam Study Guide: Comprehensive Review with Practice Assessment Questions and Answer Explanations for the ASCP BOC Phlebotomy Technician Test! Ascencia Test Prep's Phlebotomy Exam Study Guide includes everything you need...

This edition includes both updates and new uses and issues concerning CTS, along with case studies of how clinical trial simulations are being applied in various therapeutic and application areas. Importantly, the book expands on the utility of CTS for...

Aerosol therapy has significantly improved the treatment of a variety of respiratory diseases. Besides the treatment of respiratory diseases there is currently also a great interest to use the lungs as a portal to introduce...

Although this is a handbook for policy and regulation, the major part of it is filled with data on the three heavy metals that served as examples: mercury, cadmium and lead. Their stocks, productions, prices, trade flows,...