The effects of histamine can sometimes be blocked with antihistamines ( Chapter 11), and drugs that block prostaglandin synthesis (e.

Once again they have come up with a gem to navigate your way through the mindboggling area of pharmacology, neatly pigeon–holing them under the bodily systems for easy reference. Drugs are prescribed to produce a therapeutic effect, but they often produce additional unwanted effects ( Chapter 46) that range from the trivial (e.This useful book summarises the core principles of the mode of action od drugs and puts this information within the context of body systems and specific clinical problems. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Nuclear receptors for steroid hormones ( Chapter 34) and thyroid hormones ( Chapter 35) are present in the cell nucleus and regulate transcription and thus protein synthesis. Antagonists reduce the probability of the transmitter substance (or another agonist) combining with the receptor and so reduce or block its action. Kinase‐linked receptors are surface receptors that possess (usually) intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity.

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