03659nam 22006134a 450 991016165980332120200520144314.09781280241710128024171397804700155200470015527(CKB)1000000000354472(EBL)241132(OCoLC)71815601(SSID)ssj0000141546(PQKBManifestationID)11136929(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141546(PQKBWorkID)10091174(PQKB)10893164(MiAaPQ)EBC241132(Perlego)2758574(EXLCZ)99100000000035447220050209d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDrug discovery a history /Walter SneaderHoboken, N.J. Wileyc20051 online resource (482 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780471899808 0471899801 Includes bibliographical references and index.Drug Discovery; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction; PART 1 LEGACY OF THE PAST; Chapter 2 The Prehistoric Period; Chapter 3 Pre-Hellenic Civilisations; Chapter 4 Greece and Rome; Chapter 5 The Arab World; Chapter 6 Herbals; Chapter 7 Chemical Medicines; Chapter 8 Systematic Medicine; PART 2 DRUGS FROM NATURALLY OCCURRING PROTOTYPES; SECTION I PHYTOCHEMICALS; Chapter 9 Alkaloids; Chapter 10 Non-Alkaloidal Plant Products; Chapter 11 Plant Product Analogues and Compounds Derived from Them; SECTION II BIOCHEMICALS; Chapter 12 The Origins of Hormone TherapyChapter 13 NeurohormonesChapter 14 Peptide Hormones; Chapter 15 Sex Hormones; Chapter 16 Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Chapter 17 Prostaglandins; Chapter 18 Hormone Analogues; Chapter 19 Vitamins; Chapter 20 Antimetabolites; Chapter 21 Blood and Biological Products; SECTION III DRUGS FROM MICRO-ORGANISMS; Chapter 22 Antibiotics; Chapter 23 Antibiotic Analogues; Chapter 24 Pharmacodynamic Agents from Micro-organisms; Chapter 25 Analogues of Pharmacodynamic Agents from Fungi; PART 3 SYNTHETIC DRUGS; Chapter 26 The First Synthetic Drugs and Their AnaloguesChapter 27 Drugs Originating from the Screening of DyesChapter 28 Drugs Originating from the Screening of Organic Chemicals; Chapter 29 Drugs Discovered through Serendipitous Observations Involving Humans; Chapter 30 Drugs Discovered through Serendipity in the Laboratory; Chapter 31 Concluding Remarks; IndexWritten by a leading authority with an excellent reputation and ability for writing a good narrative, Drug Discovery: A History is a far cry from simply a list of chemical structures. This lively new text considers the origins, development and history of medicines that generate high media interest and have a huge social and economic impact on society. Set within a wide historical, social and cultural context, it provides expanded coverage of pre-twentieth century drugs, the huge advances made in the twentieth century and the latest developments in drug research. Hallmark fePharmacyHistoryDrug developmentHistoryPharmacognosyHistoryPharmacyHistory.Drug developmentHistory.PharmacognosyHistory.615/.19/09Sneader Walter95977MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910161659803321Drug Discovery3382858UNINA