Pharmacology : principles and practice /

This unique and much needed textbook meets the rapidly emerging needs of programs training pharmacologic scientists seeking careers in basic research and drug discovery rather than such applied fields as pharmacy and medicine. While the market is crowded with many clinical and therapeutic pharmacolo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hacker, Miles P.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Messer, William S., Bachmann, Kenneth A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London : Academic, 2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Routes of Administration
  • 2. Membranes and Drug Action
  • 3. Drug Absorption
  • 4. Drug Transporters in ADME
  • 5. Drug Distribution
  • 6. Drug Metabolism
  • 7. Drug Excretion
  • 8. Pharmacokinetics
  • 9. Receptor-ligand Interaction
  • 10. Molecular Targets for Drug Actions
  • 11. Cell Signaling Pathways
  • 12. Immunopharmacology
  • 13. Drug Toxicity
  • 14. Adverse Drug Reactions
  • 15. Cell Death
  • 16. Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacogenetics
  • 17. Drug Tolerance, Dependence, Addiction
  • 18. Drug Resistance
  • 19. Role of Molecular Biology in Modern Pharmacology
  • 20. Drug Discovery
  • Sources of New Drugs
  • 21. Drug Development
  • Pre-clinical
  • 22. Drug Development
  • Clinical
  • 23. Nutriceuticals
  • 24. The FDA.