Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology

An overview of the importance of receptors in drug development, this volume reviews four major approaches to the study of receptors: molecular biology; quantitative functional studies of agonists and antagonists; ligand binding; and signal tranduction systems.

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Students and researchers alike can benefit from University College London's long history of major contributions to receptor pharmacology with the Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology. This book evolved from the college's advanced receptor pharmacology course, developed by a pharmacology department that has been led by such renowned scientists as Clark, Gaddum, Schild, and Black. The text's innovative format unites four major approaches to the study of receptors: molecular biology; quantitative functional studies of agonists and antagonists; ligand binding; and signal transduction systems - a combination unprecedented in this type of book.

The Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology includes practice problems to facilitate comprehension and retention of material. It also contains helpful appendices explaining the simple mathematics used in the text. Take advantage of this comprehensive, time-saving resource on receptor pharmacology, a rapidly-expanding research area that is both fundamental to the science of pharmacology and on the cutting edge of new drug development.