http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xvii, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
An introduction to circadian rhythms and their measurement in humans -- The biological clock : location, neuroanatomy and neurochemistry -- The molecular biology of the mammalian circadian clock -- Rhythms and pharmacokinetics -- Rhythms and pharmacodynamics -- Rhythms and therapeutics of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract -- Rhythms and therapeutics of asthma -- Rhythms in therapeutics of cardiovascular disease -- Rhythms, pain, and pain management -- Rhythms of cancer chemotherapy -- Chronopharmaceutical drug delivery -- Circadian rhythm abnormalities -- Drug effects on suprachiasmatic nuclei function -- The effect of ageing on melatonin secretion : clinical aspects -- Chronobiological mechanisms in seasonal affective disorder
Includes bibliographic references and index.