Gaddum's Pharmacology /
A.S. V. Burgen and J.F. Mitchell
- Ninth Edition.
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, c1985
- 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. General pharmacology -- 2. Drug kinetics -- 3. Neuromessengers -- 4. Peripheral neuromessenger system -- 5. Central neuromessnger systems I -- 6. Central neuromessenger systems II -- 7. Circulation -- 8. Alimentary canal -- 9. Vitamins -- 10. Blood -- 11. Hormones -- 12. Local hormones -- 13. Renal pharmacology -- 14. Chemotherapy I: bacteria, fungi, and viruses -- 15. Chemotherapy II: Protozoa and metazoa -- 16. Chemotherapy III: cancer -- 17. Drug development and toxicology.
The objective of this book has not changed, namely to act as an introduction to modern pharmacology for pre-clinical medical students and students of science and pharmacy, with emphasis on mechanisms of drug action and the relationship of the chemical structure of drugs to their action.