Main description:

An essential text, this is a fully updated second edition of a classic, now in two volumes. It provides rapid access to information on molecular pharmacology for research scientists, clinicians and advanced students. With the A-Z format of over 2,000 entries, around 350 authors provide a complete reference to the area of molecular pharmacology. The book combines the knowledge of classic pharmacology with the more recent approach of the precise analysis of the molecular mechanisms by which drugs exert their effects. Short keyword entries define common acronyms, terms and phrases. In addition, detailed essays provide in-depth information on drugs, cellular processes, molecular targets, techniques, molecular mechanisms, and general principles.

Feature:

Easy to use: A-Z format provides easy access to relevant information in the form of standardised entries

Complete: Over 2,000 entries, both keywords and detailed essays

Extensive: Comprehensive list of drugs as well as tables listing proteins of particular interest in the appendix

Outstanding: Contributions by more than 350 leading authorities

Updated: Content has been revised and updated extensively

Extended: The second edition has been extended by a number of essays and will now be published in two volumes

Convenient: Available both in print and as a fully searchable and hyperlinked electronic online edition