Advances in Pharmacology
- 1st Edition, Volume 37 - September 30, 1996
- Latest edition
- Editors: J. Thomas August, M. W. Anders, Ferid Murad, Joseph T. Coyle
- Language: English
Each volume of Advances in Pharmacology provides a rich collection of reviews on timely topics. Emphasis is placed on the molecular bases of drug action, both applied and experi… Read more
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Description
Description
Each volume of Advances in Pharmacology provides a rich collection of reviews on timely topics. Emphasis is placed on the molecular bases of drug action, both applied and experimental.
Readership
Readership
Pharmacologists, immunologists, neuroscientists, and biochemists.
Table of contents
Table of contents
M. Dumont and S. Lemaire, Opioid and Nonopioid Cardiovascular Effects of Dynorphins.
G.M. Jonakait, Cytokines in Neuronal Development.
M.B. Robinson and L.A. Dowd, Heterogeneity and Functional Properties of Subtypes of Sodium-Dependent Glutamate Transporters in the Mammalian Central Nervous System.
K.K.W. Wang and P.-W. Yuen, Development and Therapeutic Potential of Calpain Inhibitors.
J.D. Brioni, M.W. Decker, J.P. Sullivan, and S.P. Arneric, The Pharmacology of (-)-Nicotine and Novel Cholinergic Channel Modulators.
J.A. Aberg and W.G. Powderly, Cryptococcosis.
J.N. Cumming, P. Ploypradith, and G.H. Posner, Antimalarial Activity of Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) and Related Trioxanes: Mechanism(s) of Action.
M.C. Kowala, The Role of Endothelin in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis.
V.K. Gribkoff, J.E. Starrett, Jr., and S.I. Dworetzky, The Pharmacology and Molecular Biology of Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated (BK) Potassium Channels.
L.J. Rodriguez, J.H. Rex, and E.J. Anaissie, Update on Invasive Candidiasis.
Chapter References.
Subject Index.
G.M. Jonakait, Cytokines in Neuronal Development.
M.B. Robinson and L.A. Dowd, Heterogeneity and Functional Properties of Subtypes of Sodium-Dependent Glutamate Transporters in the Mammalian Central Nervous System.
K.K.W. Wang and P.-W. Yuen, Development and Therapeutic Potential of Calpain Inhibitors.
J.D. Brioni, M.W. Decker, J.P. Sullivan, and S.P. Arneric, The Pharmacology of (-)-Nicotine and Novel Cholinergic Channel Modulators.
J.A. Aberg and W.G. Powderly, Cryptococcosis.
J.N. Cumming, P. Ploypradith, and G.H. Posner, Antimalarial Activity of Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) and Related Trioxanes: Mechanism(s) of Action.
M.C. Kowala, The Role of Endothelin in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis.
V.K. Gribkoff, J.E. Starrett, Jr., and S.I. Dworetzky, The Pharmacology and Molecular Biology of Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated (BK) Potassium Channels.
L.J. Rodriguez, J.H. Rex, and E.J. Anaissie, Update on Invasive Candidiasis.
Chapter References.
Subject Index.
Review quotes
Review quotes
from:Praise for the Serial
"Recommended not only to pharmacologists but also to all those in related disciplines."—NATURE
"Superb reading material."—JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
"The works do represent an extensive compilation of recent data by outstanding researchers in this area. They are generally scientifically excellent, the bibliographies are good, and the individual reports are clear, concise, and extremely well illustrated."—H.E. Kaufmann in CHEMOTHERAPY
"Recommended not only to pharmacologists but also to all those in related disciplines."—NATURE
"Superb reading material."—JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
"The works do represent an extensive compilation of recent data by outstanding researchers in this area. They are generally scientifically excellent, the bibliographies are good, and the individual reports are clear, concise, and extremely well illustrated."—H.E. Kaufmann in CHEMOTHERAPY
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 37
- Published: July 12, 2011
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
JA
J. Thomas August
Affiliations and expertise
John Hopkins University; Department of Pharmacology, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.MA
M. W. Anders
Affiliations and expertise
University of Rochester; Department of Pharmacology, New York, U.S.A.FM
Ferid Murad
Ferid Murad was born in Whiting, Indiana. Working concurrently on an M.D. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Dr. Murad graduated with both degrees from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965. His many honors include the Alfred S. Maschke Award for Clinical Excellence from Case Western Reserve University in 1965. He has held several distinguished positions, including Acting Chairman in the Department of Medicine and Acting Division Chief, Division of Respiratory Medicine at Stanford University. He currently is CEO and President of Molecular Geriatrics Corporation in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Dr. Murad is married and has five children.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Texas Medical School, Houston, U.S.A.JC
Joseph T. Coyle
Joseph T. Coyle, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
Affiliations and expertise
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USAView book on ScienceDirect
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