Pharmacotherapy of Obesity

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Wilding, John P. H. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Milestones in Drug Therapy,
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-7425-9
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why drugs?
  • Some historical aspects of drug treatment for obesity
  • Regulation of energy balance — towards rational drug design in obesity
  • Intestinal lipase inhibitors
  • Sibutramine
  • The endocannabinoid system as a target for obesity treatment
  • Using the body’s natural signals — gut hormones
  • Influencing energy expenditure and substrate utilisation.