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Mansour, Joan MacKinnon (Contributor) Chemotherapeutic Targets in Parasites: Contemporary Strategies
Cambridge University Press 2002 0521620651 / 9780521620659 Hardcover Near fine Hardcover 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
New. Remainder mark, else fine in publisher's decorated boards. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide.Students of parasitology, research workers interested in drug development and practitioners in tropical medicine will find this book an invaluable guide to the theory of the chemical treatment of parasitic infections." Chemistry in Australia"This publication fills a unique niche...Pharmaceutical companies and their scientists should have a ball with this set of guidelines and recommendations." Vet. Human Toxicol. Chemotherapeutic Targets in Parasites analyzes the critical metabolic reactions and structural features essential for parasite survival, and advocates the latest molecular strategies with which to identify effective antiparasitic agents. An introduction to the early development of parasite chemotherapy is followed by an overview of biophysical techniques and genomic and proteomic analysis. Several chapters are devoted to specific types of chemotherapeutic agents and their targets. There are sections discussing helminths; including metabolic, neuromuscular, microtubular and tegumental targets. The design of more selective and less toxic drugs is emphasized throughout.
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