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Main Authors: Sneader, Walter.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Pharmacy > History.
Drug development > History.
Pharmacognosy > History.
Pharmaceutical Preparations > history.
Geneesmiddelen.
Ontdekkingen.
Farmácia (história)
Planejamento de fármacos (história)
Farmacoterapia.
Química farmacêutica.
Drug development.
Pharmacognosy.
Pharmacy.
History.
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470015535
Carrier Form: viii, 468 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470015537
0470015535
Index Number: RS61
CLC: R9-09
Contents: The prehistoric period -- Pre-Hellenic civilisations -- Greece and Rome -- The Arab world -- Herbals -- Chemical medicines -- Systematic medicine -- Alkaloids -- Non-alkaloidal plant products -- Plant product analogues and compounds derived from them -- The origins of hormone therapy -- Neurohormones -- Peptide hormones -- Sex hormones -- Adrenal cortex hormones -- Prostaglandins -- Hormone analogues -- Vitamins -- Antimetabolites -- Blood and biological products -- Antibiotics -- Antibiotic analogues -- Pharmacodynamic agents from micro-organisms -- Analogues of pharmacodynamic agents from fungi -- The first synthetic drugs and their analogues -- Drugs originating from the screening of dyes -- Drugs originating from the screening of organic chemicals -- Drugs discovered through serendipitous observations involving humans -- Drugs discovered through serendipity in the laboratory.

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