Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Cough

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Chung, K. Fan. (Editor ), Widdicombe, John. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 187
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79842-2
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cough: Setting the Scene
  • Cough Sensors. I. Physiological and Pharmacological Properties of the Afferent Nerves Regulating Cough
  • Cough Sensors. II. Transient Receptor Potential Membrane Receptors on Cough Sensors
  • Cough Sensors. III. Opioid and Cannabinoid Receptors on Vagal Sensory Nerves
  • Cough Sensors. IV. Nicotinic Membrane Receptors on Cough Sensors
  • Cough Sensors. V. Pharmacological Modulation of Cough Sensors
  • Peripheral Mechanisms I: Plasticity of Peripheral Pathways
  • Peripheral Mechanisms II: The Pharmacology of Peripherally Active Antitussive Drugs
  • Central Mechanisms I: Plasticity of Central Pathways
  • Central Mechanisms II: Pharmacology of Brainstem Pathways
  • Central Mechanisms III: Neuronal Mechanisms of Action of Centrally Acting Antitussives Using Electrophysiological and Neurochemical Study Approaches
  • Central Mechanisms IV: Conscious Control of Cough and the Placebo Effect
  • Clinical Cough I: The Urge-To-Cough: A Respiratory Sensation
  • Clinical Cough II: Therapeutic Treatments and Management of Chronic Cough
  • Clinical Cough III: Measuring the Cough Response in the Laboratory
  • Clinical Cough IV:What is the Minimal Important Difference for the Leicester Cough Questionnaire?
  • Clinical Cough V: Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Therapy of Cough
  • Clinical Cough VI: The Need for New Therapies for Cough: Disease-Specific and Symptom-Related Antitussives.