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Adrenaline /

Famous as the catalyst of the fight or flight response, adrenaline has also received forensic attention as a perfect, untraceable poison - and rumors persist of its power to revive the dead. True to the spirit of its topic, 'Adrenaline' is a stimulating journey that reveals the truth behin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hoffman, Brian B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • 1. The Goldilocks principle
  • 2. Ruled by glands
  • 3. A country doctor's remarkable discovery
  • 4. Finding a needle in a haystack
  • 5. Adrenaline zips from bench to bedside
  • 6. Mind the gap : Chemical transmission from sympathetic nerves to organs
  • 7. How adrenaline stimulates cells
  • 8. Lock and key : Receptors for adrenaline
  • 9. New drugs from old molecules
  • 10. Adrenaline junkies
  • Appendix. Adrenaline's Nobel connections : An extended cast of characters
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgments
  • Credits
  • Index.