Therapeutics and human physiology : how drugs work

Therapeutics and human physiology : how drugs work /

Taking medication is a common occurrence for many people, whether it is to soothe an aching head, regulate blood sugars, or to treat life threatening conditions, such as HIV or cancer. The reader will begin to understand how a drug molecule is made; the process that turns it into a medicine; the rol...

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Other Authors: Gaskell, Elsie E., Rostron, Chris
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, 2013
Edition:Impresssion: 1.
Series:Integrated foundations of pharmacy.
Subjects:
Drug Therapy.
Physiological Phenomena > drug effects.
Pharmacology > Textbooks.
Human physiology.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.The scientific basis of therapeutics / Elsie E. Gaskell
  • 1.1.Drugs as therapeutic agents
  • 1.2.It all starts with the cell-the `unit of life'
  • 1.3.Communication is vital
  • 1.4.So, how do drugs work?
  • 1.5.The effect our bodies have on administered drugs
  • 2.Molecular cell biology / Andrew Evans
  • 2.1.The unit of life: the cell
  • 2.2.The molecules of life: basic structure of DNA and RNA
  • 2.3.The instruction manual of life: the genetic code
  • 2.4.How is our genetic code protected and passed on?
  • 2.5.What can happen when things go wrong?
  • 3.The biochemistry of cells / Helen Burrell
  • 3.1.Structure and function of proteins
  • 3.2.Enzymes and enzyme inhibition
  • 3.3.Metabolic pathways and abnormal metabolism
  • 4.An introduction to drug action / Rachel Airley
  • 4.1.Receptor theory
  • 4.2.Basic concepts of pharmacodynamics
  • 4.3.Adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and drug tolerance
  • 4.4.Drug misuse and addiction
  • Contents note continued: 4.5.Neuromodulation
  • 5.Communication systems in the body: neural / Neil Henney and Peter Penson
  • 5.1.The need for rapid communication
  • 5.2.An exciting journey: how are signals transmitted?
  • 5.3.How do nerve cells communicate with each other?
  • 5.4.Signal transduction in skeletal muscles
  • 5.5.Pain and sensory neurotransmission
  • 5.6.Drugs that affect neurotransmission
  • 6.The autonomic nervous system / Emma Lane and William Ford
  • 6.1.The structure and function of the autonomic nervous system
  • 6.2.Neurotransmission within the ANS
  • 6.3.Drug action in the ANS
  • 6.4.Effect of the ANS on the cardiovascular system
  • 6.5.Effect of the ANS on the respiratory system
  • 6.6.Effect of the ANS on the oculomotor system
  • 6.7.Effect of the ANS on the digestive system
  • 6.8.Effect of the ANS on the hepatic system
  • 6.9.Effect of the ANS on the renal and urinary system
  • 6.10.Effect of the ANS on the endocrine systems
  • 6.11.Effect of the ANS on the reproductive system
  • Contents note continued: 6.12.Effect of the ANS on the integumentary system
  • 6.13.Non-adrenergic non-cholinergic control of the ANS
  • 7.Communication systems in the body: autocoids and hormones / Peter N. C. Elliott
  • 7.1.Autocoids
  • 7.2.Histamine
  • 7.3.Serotonin
  • 7.4.Kinins
  • 7.5.Eicosanoids
  • 7.6.Hormones
  • 8.Homeostasis / Peter Penson and Neil Henney
  • 8.1.Regulating the internal environment
  • 8.2.Feedback mechanisms to achieve homeostasis
  • 8.3.Major homeostatic mechanisms in the human body
  • 8.4.The kidneys: key organs in homeostasis
  • 9.Haematology / Gillian L. Allison
  • 9.1.Introduction to haematology
  • 9.2.Erythrocytes
  • 9.3.Leukocytes
  • 9.4.Plasma
  • 9.5.Blood disorders
  • 9.6.Haemostasis
  • 9.7.Blood groups
  • 10.This is just the beginning / Elsie E. Gaskell
  • 10.1.Where do you go from here?
  • 10.2.An integrated approach to disease states.

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