Elements of Pharmacology by Peter J Bentley

Elements of Pharmacology by Peter J Bentley

Written primarily for students of medicine, pharmacy, and pharmacology, this introductory book provides a concise summary of the principles that underlie the science of pharmacology. It presents the basic concepts required for understanding the use, mechanisms of action, toxicity and side effects, and therapeutic application of drugs in man. Thus the book may also be of interest to medical practitioners and to biological and medical scientists. Among topics covered are the sources of drugs, the way they are administered and dealt with in the body, as well as concepts about the nature of their actions. The last include their chemical interactions with components of cells and the manner in which these lead to therapeutically desirable as well as undesirable and even toxic effects. In addition, clinically related subjects, such as drug interactions, teratogenic and carcinogenic effects are discussed. The development and testing of new drugs are also described. For easy reference, at the back of the book there is a glossary of drugs named in the text.

Peter J. Bentley (LONDON, UK) is an honorary professor in the Department of Computer Science at University College London, a visiting professor at Autodesk, a collaborating professor at the Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, and the cofounder of Kazoova Ltd. He is the author of Digital Biology: How Nature Is Transforming Our Technology and Our Lives and Digitized: The Science of Computers and How It Shapes Our World.

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ISBN 13	9780521280747
ISBN 10	0521280745
Title	Elements of Pharmacology
Author	Peter J Bentley
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1981-08-31
Number of pages	168
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