The Eicosanoids

✍ Scribed by Peter Curtis-Prior

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 655
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This comprehensive reference work, updated from the first edition, brings together the knowledge and expertise of contributors from around the world. It includes new topics such as prostaglandin synthetase enzyme, new synthetic eicosanoids, innovative analytical methods, the influence of cytokines in the regulation of synthesis and actions, newer eicosanoids that influence the cardiovascular system, and newly discovered roles in reproduction and interactions with nitric oxide.This book satisfies a surge of interest in prostaglandins—NSAIDS (e.g. aspirin) are the biggest selling drugs of all time, and the field has been refreshed by the advent of new types (selective COX-2 inhibitors, anti-leukotiene drugs).

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Preface from Prostaglandins......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 18
Foreword......Page 20
Section I - Biosynthesis and Metabolism......Page 22
Section II - Analytical Methods......Page 116
Section III - Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology......Page 150
Section IV - Immunology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Regulation......Page 248
Section V - Inflammation......Page 340
Section VI - Circulatory System......Page 380
Section VII - Digestive System......Page 426
Section VIII - Nervous System......Page 466
Section IX- Reproductive System......Page 528
Section X - Conclusions and Correlations......Page 604
Epilogue......Page 638
Index......Page 640