Overview
An understanding of the manner in which therapeutically used drugs modify the nervous system requires knowledge of the functions, distribution and control of neurotransmitters. This well-established textbook provides a concise and systematic introduction to the main neurotransmitter substances in the body, their association with clinical states, and the interaction of therapeutically used drugs within these systems. Each chapter is devoted to a specific neurotransmitter substance, and examines their synthesis, storage, release, receptor interaction and inactivating mechanisms, together with important drugs known to interact selectively with these various mechanisms. The treatment of relevant disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, as well as side effects are discussed. This third edition has been rewritten to reflect recent advances in the field and to incorporate up-to-date references. In particular new material on the structure and function of receptors and on amino acids has been incorporated. Nevertheless, the book retains its compact and didactic style and, in covering all pharmacological aspects of neurotransmission in both the peripheral and central nervous systems, should continue to provide students of medicine, pharmacology, pharmacy and postgraduate psychiatry with a reference source. This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of the neurosciences, pharmacology and pharmacy and postgraduate workers in psychiatry.
Full Product Details
Author: Z.L. Kruk ,
C. Pycock
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Imprint: Chapman and Hall
Edition: 3rd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780412361104
ISBN 10: 0412361108
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 30 June 1991
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From reviews of previous editions:; The structural organisation of the book is excellent. Trends in Neurosciences; The authors have produced a well thought out book, and as an adjunct to more detailed texts, I would recommend this book to second year pharmacology, and medical students. Biochemical Society Transactions; During its brief existence, Neurotransmitters and Drugs has become a standard undergraduate text in pharmacology and is strongly to be recommended for the relevance of its material and clarity of its presentation. Journal of Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy; A good introduction to the pharmacology of neurotransmission, a subject which is yearly increasing in importance. The prose is economic, the style didactic and the result highly effective. British Journal of Psychiatry
