Rang and Dale's Pharmacology / James M. Ritter …[et al.]

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Section 1: General principles. What is pharmacology?
How drugs act : general principles
How drugs act : molecular aspects
How drugs act : cellular aspects excitation, contraction and secretion
Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy
Cell proliferation, apoptosis, repair and regeneration
Cellular mechanisms: host defence
Method and measurement in pharmacology
Absorption and distribution of drugs
Drug metabolism and elimination
Pharmacokinetics
Individual Variation, pharmacogenomics and personalised medicine
Section 2: Chemical mediators. Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system
Cholinergic transmission
Noradrenergic transmission
5-Hydroxytryptamine and the Pharmacology of Migraine
Purines
Local hormones 1: histamin and the biologically active lipids
Local hormones 2: peptides and proteins
Cannabinoids
Nitric oxide and other gaseous mediators
Section 3: Drugs affecting major organ systems. The heart
The vascular system
Atherosclerosis and lipid metabolism
Haemostasis and thrombosis
Haemopoietic system
Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs
Skin
Respiratory system
The Kidney and urinary system
The Gastrointestinal tract
The control of blood glucose and drug treatment of diabetes mellitus
Obesity
The Pituitary and the adrenal cortex
Thyroid
The reproductive system
Bone metabolism
Section 4: Nervous system. Chemical transmission and drug action in the nervous system
Amino acid transmitters
Other transmitters and modulators
Neurodegenerative diseases
General anaesthetic agents
Analgesic drugs
Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels
Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs
Antiepileptic drugs
Antipsychotic drugs
Antidepressant drugs
CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs
Drug addiction, dependence and abuse
Section Drugs used for the treatment of infections and cancer
Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Antibacterial drugs
Antiviral drugs
Antifungal drugs
Antiprotozoal drugs
Anthelmintic drugs
Anti-cancer drugs
Section 5: Special topics. Harmful effects of drugs
Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport
Drug discovery and development

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