This authoritative, timely resource analyzes every important topic related to the most frequently prescribed anti-asthma medications-comprehensively examining the use of beta2-agonists from molecular interactions with the beta-receptor to clinical and therapeutic applications in acute and chronic conditions. Includes lively discussion sections that address controversies involving the use of beta2-agonists and synthesizes current information into practical treatment guidelines! Written by world-renowned experts representing prestigious institutions in 12 countries, Beta2-Agonists in Asthma Treatment · summarizes the history of beta-agonists in asthma treatment · explains the molecular action and effect of beta2-agonists on airway effector cells and inflammation · discusses in detail beta2-agonist pharmacokinetics · reviews inhalation devices and techniques · compares the pharmacological characteristics of long-acting versus short-acting beta2-agonists · addresses the possible influence of beta2-agonists in the deterioration of asthmatic conditions and increased mortality · delineates the role of beta2-agonists in treating acute and chronic asthma in both children and adults · and much more!
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Most of the current anti-asthma drug principles, being originally plant-or hormone-derived, have a long and partly unknown history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
maximum relaxant effect, antibronchoconstrictor effects, enhanced cough reflex, exosite binding, idiopathic cough, prodrug bambuterol, epithelial generation, cough receptor sensitivity, nonbronchodilator effects, salmeterol xinofoate, human cough reflex, terbutaline enantiomers, bronchoprotective effect, regular terbutaline, salmeterol therapy, bronchodilator subsensitivity, regular inhaled salbutamol, human isolated bronchus, inhaled terbutaline, animal airways, salmeterol group, airway microvascular leakage, bronchodilating effect, methacholine airway responsiveness, pulmonary bioavailability Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Respir Dis, Allergy Clin Immunol, Eur Respir, Clin Pharmacol, Respir Crit Care Med, Arch Dis Child, Appl Physiol, Biol Chem, New Zealand, Ann Allergy, Pulm Pharmacol, Respir Cell Mol Biol, Pharmacol Exp Ther, Respir Med, Clin Invest, Pediatr Pulmonol, Dis Chest, New York, Pharm Pharmacol, Astra Draco, Clin Sci, Colwood House, Aerosol Med, Chromatogr Biomed Appl, Drug Metab Dispos New!
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Most of the current anti-asthma drug principles, being originally plant-or hormone-derived, have a long and partly unknown history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
maximum relaxant effect, antibronchoconstrictor effects, enhanced cough reflex, exosite binding, idiopathic cough, prodrug bambuterol, epithelial generation, cough receptor sensitivity, nonbronchodilator effects, salmeterol xinofoate, human cough reflex, terbutaline enantiomers, bronchoprotective effect, regular terbutaline, salmeterol therapy, bronchodilator subsensitivity, regular inhaled salbutamol, human isolated bronchus, inhaled terbutaline, animal airways, salmeterol group, airway microvascular leakage, bronchodilating effect, methacholine airway responsiveness, pulmonary bioavailability Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Respir Dis, Allergy Clin Immunol, Eur Respir, Clin Pharmacol, Respir Crit Care Med, Arch Dis Child, Appl Physiol, Biol Chem, New Zealand, Ann Allergy, Pulm Pharmacol, Respir Cell Mol Biol, Pharmacol Exp Ther, Respir Med, Clin Invest, Pediatr Pulmonol, Dis Chest, New York, Pharm Pharmacol, Astra Draco, Clin Sci, Colwood House, Aerosol Med, Chromatogr Biomed Appl, Drug Metab Dispos New!
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- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease) by Petty in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Sleep and Breathing (Lung Biology in Health and Disease) by Saunders in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Acute Respiratory Failure by Roger C. Bone in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Lung: Scientific Foundations (Two-Volume Set) by Ronald G. Crystal on page 32, and page 212
- Diagnostic Techniques in Pulmonary Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease) by M. A. Sackner in Front Matter
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