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Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Cough
Kian Fan . Ed(S): Chung
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Description for Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Cough
Hardback. The last decade has seen remarkable advances in our knowledge of cough. This book shows that basic studies are pointing to many potentially valuable approaches to the treatment of cough. Editor(s): Chung, Kian Fan. Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Num Pages: 388 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 742.
The last decade or so has seen remarkable advances in our knowledge of cough. This applies especially to its basic mechanisms: the types of airway sensors, the phar- cological receptors on their membranes, the brainstem organization of the ‘cough centre’, and the involvement of the cerebral cortex in the sensations and the vol- tary control of cough. With the exception of the last of these, nearly all the studies have been on experimental animals rather than humans, for obvious reasons. One group of experimental studies has particular relevance to human patients, and that is the demonstration of the sensitization of ... Read more
The last decade or so has seen remarkable advances in our knowledge of cough. This applies especially to its basic mechanisms: the types of airway sensors, the phar- cological receptors on their membranes, the brainstem organization of the ‘cough centre’, and the involvement of the cerebral cortex in the sensations and the vol- tary control of cough. With the exception of the last of these, nearly all the studies have been on experimental animals rather than humans, for obvious reasons. One group of experimental studies has particular relevance to human patients, and that is the demonstration of the sensitization of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Series
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540798415
SKU
V9783540798415
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