Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories behind the Drugs We UseOxford University Press, 2006 M09 7 - 336 páginas The stories behind drug discovery are fascinating, full of human and scientific interest. This is a book on the history of drug discovery that highlights the intellectual splendor of discoverers as well as the human frailty associated them. History is replete with examples of breakthrough medicines that have saved millions of lives. Ether as an anesthetic by Morton; penicillin as an antibiotic by Fleming; and insulin as an anti-diabetic by Banting are just a few examples. The discoverers of these medicines are doubtlessly benefactors to mankind--for instance, without penicillin, 75% of us probably would not be alive because some of our parents or grandparents would have succumbed to infections. Dr. Jack Li, a medicinal chemist who is intimately involved with drug discovery, has assembled an astounding amount of facts and information behind important drugs through extensive literature research and interviews with many inventors of the drugs including Viagra and Lipitor. There have been many myths and inaccuracies associated with those legendary drugs. The inventors perspectives afforded this book an invaluable accuracy and insight because history is not history unless it is true. The text is supplemented by many anecdotes, pictures and postage stamps. Both specialist and layman will find Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor informative and entertaining. Students in chemistry, pharmacy, and medicine, workers in healthcare and high school science teachers will find this book most useful. |
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... lymphoma, leukemia, and sarcoma. Carcinomas are the most common, with 85–90% of all cancers falling into this 3 category. Carcinomas are tumors that originate in epithelial tissue such 1 Cancer Drugs: From Nitrogen Mustards to Gleevec.
... lymphoma, leukemia, and sarcoma. Carcinomas are the most common, with 85–90% of all cancers falling into this 3 category. Carcinomas are tumors that originate in epithelial tissue such 1 Cancer Drugs: From Nitrogen Mustards to Gleevec.
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... tumors that originate in epithelial tissue such as skin, breast, lung, prostate, stomach, colon, ovary, and so forth. Lymphomas are cancers of the lymphatic system. Leukemia is the cancer of the blood, bone marrow, and liver. Sarcomas ...
... tumors that originate in epithelial tissue such as skin, breast, lung, prostate, stomach, colon, ovary, and so forth. Lymphomas are cancers of the lymphatic system. Leukemia is the cancer of the blood, bone marrow, and liver. Sarcomas ...
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... tumor in her right breast, and the farmer wanted Rous to remove it. To the farmer's chagrin, Rous removed it all right—by slaughtering his prized hen! Rous then proceeded to grind up the tumor and inoculate another young chicken with the ...
... tumor in her right breast, and the farmer wanted Rous to remove it. To the farmer's chagrin, Rous removed it all right—by slaughtering his prized hen! Rous then proceeded to grind up the tumor and inoculate another young chicken with the ...
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... tumor. Weinberg christened it the neugene to signify its origin from a neurological tumor and moved on to other fields. He did not clone the protein of the neu gene, a relatively easy experiment to do. Cloning means to produce multiple ...
... tumor. Weinberg christened it the neugene to signify its origin from a neurological tumor and moved on to other fields. He did not clone the protein of the neu gene, a relatively easy experiment to do. Cloning means to produce multiple ...
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... tumor” in Latin—is a gene that causes normal cells to form tumors. There are about 50 oncogenes known thus far. In 1997, Weinberg's group cloned the first of some 20 now-known tumor-suppressor genes—the Rb (retinoblastoma) gene from a ...
... tumor” in Latin—is a gene that causes normal cells to form tumors. There are about 50 oncogenes known thus far. In 1997, Weinberg's group cloned the first of some 20 now-known tumor-suppressor genes—the Rb (retinoblastoma) gene from a ...
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2 Drugs to Kill Germs | 43 |
From Nitroglycerin to Lipitor | 75 |
4 Sex and Drugs | 103 |
5 Drugs of the Mind | 129 |
6 Diabetes Drugs | 165 |
7 Anesthetics | 187 |
8 AntiInflammatory Drugs | 213 |
9 Reflections | 241 |
Chemical Structures | 245 |
Trademarks of the Drugs | 277 |
Bibliography | 281 |
Index | 295 |
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Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories behind the Drugs We Use Jie Jack Li Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories behind the Drugs We Use Jie Jack Li Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories Behind the Drugs We Use Jie Jack Li Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
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