Prostaglandins and Thromboxanes

Prostaglandins and Thromboxanes
Author: Roger F. Newton
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 143
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Prostaglandins
ISBN: 9780408107730

Prostaglandins and Thromboxanes explores the two members of the prostanoid class of fatty acid. This book attempts to thoroughly discuss the topic after collecting enough information through research in physical and biological sciences. As the title suggests, the book revolves around prostaglandins and thromboxanes. The book's first chapter contains a discussion on the subject's history, stating the year of discovery and crediting the scientist who coined the names. The chapter ends talking about the possible uses of prostaglandins and thromboxanes in the clinic. The chapters that follow discu...

Recent Advances in Prostaglandin, Thromboxane, and Leukotriene Research

Recent Advances in Prostaglandin, Thromboxane, and Leukotriene Research
Author: Helmut Sinzinger
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1997
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780306457760

One hundred papers treat advances in research of the effects and uses of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes in such medical fields as organ transplantation, male erectile dysfunction, amniotic fluid infection and labour, renal function, anti-inflammatory drugs, allergic and aspirin-intolerant asthma, angioplasty and heart ischemia, Alzheimer's disease, vessel wall hyperplasia, and more. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR