Basic & Clinical PharmacologyBertram G. Katzung This edition contains new material on receptors, including their molecular biology, and updated information on central nervous system drugs, including new drugs released through to July 1996. |
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BASIC PRINCIPLES | 1 |
Drug Receptors Pharmacodynamics | 9 |
Dose Selection | 34 |
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