Nuclear Receptors in Drug Metabolism by Wen Xie - 9780470086797

Nuclear Receptors in Drug Metabolism\n\nWen Xie (Edited by), W Xie (Author)\n\n9780470086797, Wiley\n\nHardback, published 14 November 2008\n\n352 pages\n24.3 x 16.1 x 2 cm, 0.635 kg\n\nThis book gives you an updated and expert overview of nuclear hormone receptors in drug metabolism and drug development and equips you with the interdisciplinary understanding of these receptors and how they can be regulated. Pharmaceutical researchers will find this extremely useful in developing drugs for cancer, heart disease, and diabetes treatment. This comprehensive resource collects scattered materials into one handy, informative volume.\n\nPreface.\nAbbreviations. \nContributors. \nChapter 1. Drug Metabolism: Significance and Challenges (Chandra Prakash and Alfin D.N. Vaz). \n1.1. Introduction. \n1.2. Phase I Drug Metabolizing Enzymes. \n1.3. Phase II Conjugative Enzymes. \n1.4. Drug Efflux Transporters. \n1.5. Drug Uptake Transporters. \n1.6. Challenges in Drug Metabolism. \n1.7. Summary. \n1]