Basic Medical Volume--Molecular Pharmacology

Author: Zhou Honghao
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Publish Date: 1999-05-01
Features: This book selects 14 topics from three aspects to introduce recent advances in molecular pharmacology. The first is on molecular pharmacology of receptors and ion channels, including adrenergic receptors, opioid receptors, dopaminergic receptors, etc. The second is several emerging fields developed in recent years, including pharmacogenetics, cytochrome P450 enzymes, stereochemistry, drug metabolism and effects, and gene therapy. The third is molecular pharmacology of certain systems, such as the renin-angiotensin system and its inhibitors, anticholinergic drugs, antitumor drugs, immunopharmacological agents, steroid hormones, and new theories of brain aging and age-related dementia with their prevention and treatment. This book is suitable for professionals engaged in teaching and research in basic medical sciences, graduate and undergraduate students in medical colleges, and can also serve as a reference for clinical doctors.