Foye's principles of medicinal chemistry

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Joseph G. Cannon

"Pharmacology has traditionally been a part of the educational experience of medicinal chemists, but this has not been the case for graduate students in organic and most other areas of chemistry. This practical book provides an ideal guide. Assuming no background in physiology and pharmacology, it covers the aspects of pharmacology most important and useful to organic (and other) chemists engaged in drug discovery. The book is based upon a popular three-day American Chemical Society short course, "Pharmacology for Chemists," which the author has taught for twenty years, and the book retains the lively and accessible presentation of the course while including more detailed discussions, references, and definitions. Any chemist who is considering research on drugs will find this volume an invaluable tool."--Jacket.

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Linda Bailey

Explores the childhood of Santa, including his love of standing in front of the refrigerator, giving away his birthday presents, and his adoring parents.

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Paolo Carloni and Frank Alber

Computational methods are transforming the work of chemical and pharmaceutical laboratories. Increasingly faster and more exact simulation algorithms have made quantum chemistry a valuable tool in the search for active substances. Written by a team of leading international quantum chemists, this book is aimed at both beginners as well as experienced users of quantum chemical methods. All commonly used quantum chemical methods are treated here, including Density Functional Theory, quantum and molecular mechanical approaches. Numerous examples illustrate the use of these methods for dealing with.

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Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan

Debilitating neuromuscular disorders and traumatic brain, spinal cord or peripheral injuries have a devastating effect on those who suffer from them. Written from an engineering perspective, and based on a course taught by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Neurorehabilitation Devices first helps the designer to better understand and formulate design, measurement and control systems for biomedical devices used in the treatment and recovery of people suffering from these disorders. Just some of the topics covered in this book are: methods to allow an amputee to control a powered artificial arm by means of electrical signals generated by contractions of muscles of the residual limb in combination with motor nerve activity from peripheral nerves, as well as the development of new technologies to use electrical stimulation to treat the hyperactive bladder, to electrically induce bowel movement and defecation, and to develop methods for selective stimulation of nerve fibres.