Pharmacotherapy of Obesity

Obesity has become a major epidemic that now rivals smoking as a risk to public health. The ensuing epidemics of diabetes, vascular disease and other complications are set to overwhelm the healthcare systems of wealthy and poorer nations alike. The need for effective pharmacotherapy has never been g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Wilding, John P. H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Milestones in Drug Therapy,
Temas:
Pharmacology.
Diseases.
Cardiology.
Cytology.
Cell Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why drugs?
  • Some historical aspects of drug treatment for obesity
  • Regulation of energy balance - towards rational drug design in obesity
  • Intestinal lipase inhibitors
  • Sibutramine
  • The endocannabinoid system as a target for obesity treatment
  • Using the body's natural signals - gut hormones
  • Influencing energy expenditure and substrate utilisation.

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