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Books in Pharmacology

Elsevier's Pharmacology collection studies how drugs interact with biological systems to improve health and treat disease. It covers pharmacodynamics, exploring drug effects on biology, and pharmacokinetics, studying how the body affects drugs. Branches like Pharmacogenetics. Essential for pharmacologists, this collection offers invaluable insights into drug interactions, efficacy, and safety, crucial for advancing drug development and improving patient outcomes.

  • Pharmacological Advances in Natural Product Drug Discovery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 87
    • February 19, 2020
    • English
    Pharmacological Advances in Natural Product Drug Discovery, Volume 87 in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents the latest pharmacological research progresses of 8 medicinal compounds from natural products, including salvianolic acid, tanshinone, paeonol, chlorogenic acid, astragaloside, icariin, ganoderan, and febrifugine. Specific chapters to this new release include Potential Role of Paeonol on Atherosclerosis Related Cells, A Review on Salvianolic Acid, Pharmacological Advances of Tanshinones, the Natural Product of Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Pharmacological Action and Potential Targets Analysis of Major Pharmacological Effects of Chlorogenic Acid, Modern TCM: Identifying and Defining the "Medicinal Mix", Pharmacological Advances in Astragaloside IV Derived from Astragalus Membranaceus, and much more.
  • Saffron

    The Age-Old Panacea in a New Light
    • 1st Edition
    • January 23, 2020
    • Maryam Sarwat + 1 more
    • English
    Saffron: The Age-Old Panacea in a New Light is the first book to detail the functions and effect of saffron in medicinal situations. This book explores the medicinal aspects of saffron and the effect saffron imparts on various diseases of the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, locomotor system, urogenital system, eye, skin, and immune system, along with their mechanism of action. This perpetual bulb found mainly in Asia and Europe, Iran, India and Mediterranean countries has been shown to reduce seizures, delay convulsions, and as a neuroprotective agent against cerebral ischemia, brain damage, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. In addition, it also reduces depression, hypnosis and anxiety and enhances learning and memory skills.
  • The Drug Expert

    A Practical Guide to the Impact of Drug Use in Legal Proceedings
    • 1st Edition
    • January 8, 2020
    • Craig W. Stevens
    • English
    The Drug Expert: A Practical Guide to the Impact of Drug Use in Legal Proceedings targets academic and industry pharmacologists, pharmacology graduate students, and professionals and students of affiliated disciplines, such as pharmacy and toxicology. Users will find it to be an invaluable reference for those involved in the field. In addition, pharmacists and others who increasingly serve as expert witnesses and toxicologists will find an array of very useful information.
  • Light, Molecules, Reaction and Health

    • 1st Edition
    • November 30, 2019
    • Angelo Albini
    • English
    Light, Molecules, Reaction and Health offers a comprehensive overview of health-related, light-based processes and systems, paying special attention to molecular photochemistry. Users of photochemical methods and concepts in pharmacology and biomedicine will find detailed information on the basic processes underlying the biological effects of natural and artificial light—from the primary absorption event occurring in an endogenous or exogenous molecule in a biological compartment, to the final pathological or beneficial outcome. By emphasizing novel methods, including nanostructured materials in therapy and diagnostics, this book allows readers to critically interpret existing data with a goal of stimulating new research in phytotherapy and phytomedicine.
  • Underexplored Medicinal Plants from Sub-Saharan Africa

    Plants with Therapeutic Potential for Human Health
    • 1st Edition
    • November 7, 2019
    • Namrita Lall
    • English
    Underexplored Medicinal Plants from Sub-Saharan Africa: Plants with Therapeutic Potential for Human Health examines a comprehensive selection of rarely explored plants that have been underestimated for their therapeutic value. The book contains monographs of medicinal plants, outlining their botanical description, geographical distribution, ethnobotanical usage, chemical constituents, sample and standard preparations and methods, and pharmacological properties. With expert contributors from South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cameroon and Nigeria, and the compilation of ethnobotanical, taxonomic and pharmacologic information for each species, this book is a valuable resource for researchers, academics in pharmacology, ethnopharmacology, medicinal plant sciences, and more.
  • Medicinal Chemistry Approaches to Malaria and Other Tropical Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53
    • October 25, 2019
    • English
    Medicinal Chemistry Approaches to Malaria and Other Tropical Disease, Volume 53 in the Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.
  • Clinical Research in Paediatric Psychopharmacology

    A Practical Overview of the Ethical, Scientific, and Regulatory Aspects
    • 1st Edition
    • September 15, 2019
    • Philippe Auby
    • English
    Clinical Research in Paediatric Psychopharmacology: An Overview of the Ethical, Scientific and Regulatory Aspects provides a practical guide and overview of the ethical, scientific and regulatory aspects of clinical research in pediatric psychopharmacology, also discussing practical points to consider when developing clinical research in this field. The book is ideal for professionals involved in clinical research in pediatric psychopharmacology, i.e., including, but not limited to pediatricians, health care professionals, researchers, investigators, pharmaceutical company personals and potentially ethics committee members. Topics discussed include the role of patient organization and advocacy groups in research, the role of families and patients: ‘should I involve my kid in clinical research, and historical, ethical, regulatory, clinical, scientific, intercultural and practical aspects of clinical research in child and adolescent psychopharmacology.
  • Medicinal Chemistry Approaches to Tuberculosis and Trypanosomiasis

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 52
    • September 6, 2019
    • English
    Some of the more recent efforts in tuberculosis (TB) and trypanosomiasis drug discovery from both Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) and academia are highlighted in this this volume. Drug discovery approaches include both target- and phenotypic whole cell screening- approaches. Regarding the latter, mechanism of action studies through target identification are also illustrated.
  • Neuropsychotherapeutics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 86
    • August 1, 2019
    • English
    Neuropsychotherapeut... Volume 86, the newest volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents a variety of chapters from the best authors in the field, with this updated edition including sections on Pharmacotherapy of psychiatric disorders, Allosteric mechanisms for neuropsychopharmacol... Lipid rafts, Rapid-acting antidepressants, mGlu2/3 receptor antagonists, Nitric oxide: antidepressant mechanisms and inflammation, Anxiety disorders, mGlu receptors and schizophrenia, mAChR ligands for schizophrenia and addiction, PDE10 inhibitors, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Addiction disorders (including eating), Dopamine D1 PAMs as a New Mode for Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and more.
  • Drug-Induced Liver Injury

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 85
    • July 13, 2019
    • English
    Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Volume 85, the newest volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents a variety of chapters from the best authors in the field. Chapters in this new release include Cell death mechanisms in DILI, Mitochondria in DILI, Primary hepatocytes and their cultures for the testing of drug-induced liver injury, MetaHeps an alternate approach to identify IDILI, Autophagy and DILI, Biomarkers and DILI, Regeneration and DILI, Drug-induced liver injury in obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Mechanisms of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury, the Evaluation and Treatment of Acetaminophen Toxicity, and much more.