TY - BOOK AU - Rang, H. P. AU - Dale, M. Maureen TI - Pharmacology SN - 443041105 AV - RM 300 .R36 1991 PY - 1991/// CY - Edinburg, New York PB - Churchill Livingstone KW - PHARMACOLOGY N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.; Part 1 General principles: how drugs act -- Part 2 Chemical mediators: chemical transmission and the autonomic nervous system -- Part 3 Drugs affecting major organ systems: the heart -- Part 4 The central nervous system: chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system -- Part 5 Chemotherapy: basic principles of chemotherapy -- Part 6 General topics: non-therapeutic drugs - nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, harmful affects of drugs N2 - Describes the mechanisms by which drugs act and relating these to their overall pharmacological effects and clinical uses. This new edition emphasizes the chemical structures of those drugs for which knowledge of structure-activity relationships enhances appreciation of how the drugs act ER -