Advances in drug research. Volume 17 /
This volume comprises five authoritative reviews on timely topics in drug research. The first two chapters deal with chemotherapeutic agents (selective antiviral agents and cepham antibiotics) and subsequent chapters deal with the cardiovascular system and topics in neuropharmacology.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press,
1988.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in Drug Research; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE: TEXT AND CONTEXT; Reference; Chapter 1. Recent Advances in the Search for Selective Antiviral Agents; 1 Introduction; 2 Herpesvirus Infections; 3 DNA Virus Infections in General; 4 RNA Virus Infections in General; 5 Rhinovirus Infections; 6 Retrovirus Infections; 7 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2. Recent Developments in the Field of Cephem Antibiotics; 1 Introduction; 2 General Aspects and Characteristics; 3 Naturally Occurring Cephalosporins.
- Chapter 4. The Pharmacology and Therapeutic Potential of Serotonin Receptor Agonists and Antagonists1 Introduction; 2 Sites of Intervention in Serotonergic Neuron Function; 3 Serotonin Receptor Heterogeneity; 4 Direct-acting Serotonin Agonists; 5 Serotonin Antagonists; 6 Therapeutic Uses of Serotonergic Drugs; 7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Recent Advances in GABA Agonists, Antagonists and Uptake Inhibitors:Structure-Activity Relationships and Therapeutic Potential; 1 Introduction; 2 Multiplicity of GABA-Operated Synaptic Mechanisms; 3 Postsynaptic GABA-A Receptor Complex.
- 4 Presynaptic and Extrasynaptic GABA-A Receptors5 GABA-A Autoreceptors; 6 GABA-B Receptors; 7 GABA Uptake Mechanisms as Pharmacological Targets; 8 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; SUBJECT INDEX; CUMULATIVE INDEX OF AUTHORS; CUMULATIVE INDEX OF TITLES.