04483cam a2200589Ii 4500 ocn900724531 OCoLC 20180528124337.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 150126t20162016enka ob 000 0 eng d 966912584 990680768 9780702053627 9780702054976 0702054976 0702053627 DLC eng DLC AU Alfaisal Main Library RM300 QV 4 615.1 23 Rang, H. P., author. Rang & Dale's pharmacology / H.P. Rang, J.M. Ritter, R.J. Flower, G. Henderson. Rang and Dale's pharmacology Pharmacology Eighth edition. [Edinburgh?] : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. What is pharmacology? -- How drugs act : general principles -- How drugs act : molecular aspects -- How drugs act : cellular aspects, excitation, contraction and secretion -- Cell proliferation, apoptosis, repair and regeneration -- Cellular mechanisms : host defence -- Method and measurement in pharmacology -- Absorption and distribution of drugs -- Drug metabolism and elimination -- Pharmacokinetics -- Individual variation, pharmacogenomics and personalised medicine -- Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system -- Cholinergic transmission -- Noradrenergic transmission -- 5-Hydroxytryptamine and the pharmacology of migraine -- Purines -- Local hormones 1 : histamine and the biologically active lipids -- Local hormones 2 : peptides and proteins -- Cannabinoids -- Nitric oxide and related mediators -- The heart -- The vascular system -- Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism -- Haemostasis and thrombosis -- Haemopoietic system and treatment of anaemia -- Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs -- Skin -- Respiratory system -- The kidney and urinary system -- The gastrointestinal tract -- The control of blood glucose and drug treatment of diabetes mellitus -- Obesity -- The pituitary and the adrenal cortex -- The thyroid -- The reproductive system -- Bone metabolism -- Chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system -- Amino acid transmitters -- Other transmitters and modulators -- Neurodegenerative diseases -- General anaesthetic agents -- Analgesic drugs -- Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels -- Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Antipsychotic drugs -- Antidepressant drugs -- CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs -- Drug addiction, dependence and abuse -- Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy -- Antibacterial drugs -- Antiviral drugs -- Antifungal drugs -- Antiprotozoal drugs -- Anthelmintic drugs -- Anticancer drugs -- Harmful effects of drugs -- Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport -- Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy -- Drug discovery and development. Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed on February 26, 2015). This edition sets out a clear route through pharmacology for the reader, from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical use of the most important groups of drugs. It contains everything students need to know about pharmacology in their early years. Elsevier Elsevier ClinicalKey Pharmacology. Pharmacology. fast (OCoLC)fst01060259 Farmakologi. sao Läkemedelsterapi. sao Pharmacology. Drug Therapy. Electronic books. local Ritter, James, author. Flower, R. J. (Rod J.), 1945- author. Henderson, Graeme, author. ClinicalKey eBooks. Print version: Rang, H. P. Rang & Dale's pharmacology. Eighth edition. [United Kingdom] Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, an imprint of Elsevier Limited, [2016] 9780702053627 (OCoLC)903083639 http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20120031079 lcc EBOOKS [2016] 520755 520755