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A pharmacology primer : theory, applications, and methods
Title:
A pharmacology primer : theory, applications, and methods
Author:
Kenakin, Terrence P.
ISBN:
9780080465302
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2006.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 299 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits
Contents:
What is Pharmacology? -- How Different Tissues Process Drug Response -- Drug Receptor Theory -- Pharmacological Assay Formats: Binding -- Agonists: The Measurement of Affinity and Efficacy in Functional Assays -- Orthosteric Drug Antagonism -- Allosteric Drug Antagonism -- The Process of Drug Discovery -- Target- and System-based Strategies for Drug Discovery -- Hit to Drug: Lead Optimization -- Statistics and Experimental Design -- Selected Pharmacological Methods -- Glossary of Pharmacological Terms -- Appendices: -- Statistical Tables -- Mathematical Fitting Functions.
Abstract:
The Second Edition will continue this tradition of better preparing researchers in the basics of pharmacology. In addition, new human interest material including historical facts in pharmacology will be added. A new section on therapeutics will help readers identify with diseases and drug treatments. *Over 30 new figures and tables *More human interest information to provide readers with historical facts on pharmacology research *New section on therapeutics to help identify diseaes and drug treatments *New section on new biological concepts relevant to pharmacological research (i.e., systems biology) *New study sections organized with ASPET and other international pharmacology organizations *New coverage of pharmacokinetics and drug disposition.
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Electronic Access:
ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123705990Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM301.25 .K46 2006 EB | 1186327-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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