Mechanisms of Drug Action on the Nervous System

Extensively revised from the first edition (1979). Examines the mechanisms by which drugs cause their therapeutic effects and side-effects, in relation to underlying physiological and pathological processes. A textbook for undergraduates in pre-clinical medicine, pharmacology, and natural sciences, and for postgraduates and trainees in neuroscience, psychiatry, and anaesthesisa. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.