Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories behind the Drugs We UseOxford University Press, 7 сент. 2006 г. - Всего страниц: 336 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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... viruses were the culprits. The carcinogen theory took root first. As early as 1775, British doctor Percival Pott made the astute epidemiological observation that young English boys employed as chimney sweeps were more prone to develop ...
... viruses were the culprits. The carcinogen theory took root first. As early as 1775, British doctor Percival Pott made the astute epidemiological observation that young English boys employed as chimney sweeps were more prone to develop ...
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... virus (meaning “poison” in Latin) theory emerged, proposing that viruses caused cancer. At least two events advanced the belief that viruses caused cancer: one involved the Rous sarcoma virus, the other the Abelson virus. The Rous sarcoma ...
... virus (meaning “poison” in Latin) theory emerged, proposing that viruses caused cancer. At least two events advanced the belief that viruses caused cancer: one involved the Rous sarcoma virus, the other the Abelson virus. The Rous sarcoma ...
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... virus; ras, rat sarcoma virus; myb, avian myeloblastosis virus; and erb, chicken erythroblastosis retrovirus. Other viruses implicated in oncogenesis are the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV). After all ...
... virus; ras, rat sarcoma virus; myb, avian myeloblastosis virus; and erb, chicken erythroblastosis retrovirus. Other viruses implicated in oncogenesis are the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV). After all ...
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... virus.6 They successfully created tumor cells by adding genetic flaws to normal human cells. Gradually, evidence began to amass that pointed to the possibility that cancer was triggered by oncogenes. An oncogene—onco means “mass” or ...
... virus.6 They successfully created tumor cells by adding genetic flaws to normal human cells. Gradually, evidence began to amass that pointed to the possibility that cancer was triggered by oncogenes. An oncogene—onco means “mass” or ...
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... viral protein could make a normal cell cancerous, connecting tyrosine phosphorylation with malignancy. In May 1980 ... viruses and the genetic material of the cell,”8 was not able to obtain samples from Spector to reproduce his results ...
... viral protein could make a normal cell cancerous, connecting tyrosine phosphorylation with malignancy. In May 1980 ... viruses and the genetic material of the cell,”8 was not able to obtain samples from Spector to reproduce his results ...
Содержание
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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 Ограниченный просмотр - 2006 |
Laughing Gas, Viagra, and Lipitor: The Human Stories Behind the Drugs We Use Jie Jack Li Ограниченный просмотр - 2006 |
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