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In this ground-breaking practical reference, the family of aspartic acid proteases is described from a drug developer's perspective. The first part provides a general introduction to the family of aspartic acid proteases, their physiological functions, molecular...
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Wiley-VCH
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2010-07-28
Collection :
Methods & Principles in Medicinal Chemistry
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Cancer gene therapy is a novel therapy that targets the underlying genetic defects in the cancer cell. Progress in this field has been rapid and gene therapy promises to further extend personalized cancer treatment. In this volume leading experts have contributed their...
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Springer
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2010-07-28
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Current Cancer Research
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"Dr. Paris has written an honest, balanced presentation of the ways in which psychiatric drugs are evaluated and prescribed. He highlights the complexity of the task, the limits of what is known and the mixed picture that research often produces. His conclusions are...
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Wiley
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2010-07-06
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The ultimate Canadian guide to prescription medication Over half of all Canadians take at least one prescription drug, but most of us know very little about the medication we're taking, including why we've been prescribed anything in the first place. Understanding...
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For Dummies
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2010-06-28
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Born out of a project of the IUPAC's committee on Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development, this reference addresses past and current strategies for successful drug analog development, extending the previously published volume by nine new analog classes and eight case...
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Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2010-06-24
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Nitric Oxide (NO) is a pleitropic, ubiquitous modulator of cellular functions. Aryl nitrite and glyceryl trinitrate, representative intravasadilators, were introduced as therapeutic agents more than a century ago for relief from acute attacks of angina. The vasodilator...
Editeur :
Humana
Parution :
2010-06-16
ePub
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Energy Balance and Cancer, Epidemiology and Overview is the first in a series of monographs to address the multiple facets of the world wide pandemic of overweight and obesity and its relation to cancer. This volume, authored by leading experts in their perspective...
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Springer
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2010-06-16
Collection :
Energy Balance and Cancer
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Protein kinase C (PKC), a family of serine-threonine kinases, rocketed to the forefront of the cancer research field in the early 1980’s with its identification as an effector of phorbol esters, natural products with tumor promoting activity. Phorbol esters had long...
Editeur :
Humana
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2010-06-10
Collection :
Current Cancer Research
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large protein family of transmembrane receptors vital in dictating cellular responses. GPCRs are involved in many diseases, but are also the target of around half of all modern medicinal drugs. Shifting Paradigms inG Protein...
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Wiley
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2010-05-25
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An integrated overview of modern approaches to lead discovery Lead generation is increasingly seen as a distinct and success-determining phase of the drug discovery process. Over recent years, there have been major advances in the understanding of what constitutes a...
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Wiley
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2010-04-07
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In spite of the development of various anticancer drugs, the therapy of cancer has remained challenging for decades. The current therapy of cancer is overwhelmed because of the inability to deliver therapeutics to all regions of a tumor in effective therapeutic...
Editeur :
Humana
Parution :
2010-03-20
Collection :
Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
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Handbook of Drug-Nutrient Interactions, Second Edition is an essential new work that provides a scientific look behind many drug-nutrient interactions, examines their relevance, offers recommendations, and suggests research questions to be explored. In the five years...
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Humana
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2010-03-17
ePub
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Although clinical trials were virtually unheard of in psychiatry for many years, they are now the gold standard for judging whether drugs are safe and useful. But should they be? What is the true status of clinical trials? Even when they ostensibly demonstrate a benefit...
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Wiley
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2010-03-16
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Much work over the last two decades has firmly established that loss of cell cycle checkpoint regulation, and resultant unabated cellular proliferation, is an inherent characteristic of cancer. This loss may occur through aberration in any single component involved in...
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Humana
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2010-03-12
Collection :
Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
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Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Every year, about 33,700 people in the United States will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and over 32,000 patients will die from the disease. The median survival of patients with...
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Springer
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2010-03-11
ePub
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Cancer is fundamentally a disease of abnormal cell proliferation:Cancer cells multiply when and where they should not. This proliferation entails escape from normal bounds imposed by the tissue environment, the internal biology of the cell (DNA damage, chromosomal...
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Springer
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2010-03-10
Collection :
Current Cancer Research
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BACE inhibitors and their use in the treatment of Alzheimer's DiseaseBACE (ß-site of APP cleaving enzyme) is a critical component in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and the development ofBACE inhibitors shows great potential as a therapy for the disease. BACE: Lead Target for...
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Wiley
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2010-03-05
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An expert guide to targeting protein kinases in cancer therapy Research has shown that protein kinases can instigate the formation and spread of cancer when they transmit faulty signals inside cells. Because of this fact, pharmaceutical scientists have targeted kinases...
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Wiley
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2010-02-18
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Apply adaptive research to improve results in drug development The pharmaceutical industry today faces a deepening crisis: inefficiency in its core business, the development of new drugs. The Agile Approach to Adaptive Research offers a solution. It outlines how...
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Wiley
Parution :
2010-02-18
Collection :
Wiley Series on Technologies for the Pharmaceutical Industry
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Examines the emerging therapeutic role of TRPV1 TRPV1 is considered an integrator of noxious stimuli and therefore may be at a crossroads for pain transmission pathways. Because of its potential for managing multiple pain types, including osteoarthritis, chronic low...
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Wiley
Parution :
2010-02-12
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