Drug Action in the Central Nervous SystemA textbook of neuropsychopharmacology focused on the mechanisms of drug action in the central nervous system, this volume covers drugs used in both psychiatry and neurology and gives a clear picture of their behavioral, therapeutic, and toxic effects. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Delivery of Drugs to the CNS | 19 |
Drugs and Receptors | 47 |
Copyright | |
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References to this book
A Primer of Drug Action: A Concise Nontechnical Guide to the Actions, Uses ... Robert M. Julien No preview available - 2001 |
Der gitterlose Käfig: Wie unser Gehirn die Realität erschafft Manfred Schmidbauer No preview available - 2003 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Drug Action in the Central Nervous System |
| Author | Paul M. Carvey |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1998 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 19, 2008 |
| ISBN | 019509333X, 9780195093339 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Neurology Medical / Neuroscience Medical / Pharmacology Medical / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology |
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