{"product_id":"9780470251317","title":"Peripheral Receptor Targets for Analgesia Novel Approaches to Pain Management","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePeripheral Receptor Targets for Analgesia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNovel Approaches to Pain Management\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrian E. Cairns\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Pharmacology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA unique reference on peripheral pain receptor mechanisms\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhile considerable advances have been made on pharmacotherapies for many chronic disease states, options available to treat chronic pain have remained relatively unchanged for decades. However, utilizing the receptors involved in peripheral pain transduction mechanisms offers a significant opportunity to create novel therapies for pain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA comprehensive review of peripheral pain mechanisms, \u003ci\u003ePeripheral Receptor Targets for Analgesia: Novel Approaches to Pain Management\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique resource that brings together a body of knowledge that was previously widely dispersed. As such, it gives readers a framework for further basic and clinical studies on potential receptor targets, as well as the development of improved topical analgesics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoverage includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe latest discoveries by leading researchers relating to the function of various ion channels and receptors in the peripheral nervous system\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eNovel delivery techniques\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn appendix listing currently available topical analgesic medications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Foreword by Professor Lars Arendt-Nielsen of the Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI) at Aalborg University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn unmatched resource for improving drug therapies and making pain management more efficient, \u003ci\u003ePeripheral Receptor Targets for Analgesia\u003c\/i\u003e supplies pharmaceutical scientists, pharmacologists, neuroscientists, and graduate and upper-level undergraduate students with a comprehensive, up-to-date reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eBrian Cairns\u003c\/b\u003e is Canada Research Chair in Neuropharmacology and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. The author of book chapters (including in Wiley's \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology\u003c\/i\u003e) and more than fifty journal articles, Dr. Cairns also teaches undergraduate and graduate students about pain research and treatment, and contributes to the activities of several well-known pain research societies.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 August 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470251317\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e568\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383978291340,"sku":"9780470251317","price":183.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470251317_3109ff7d-1e3e-4f45-adbc-5b335e55cb02.jpg?v=1780175122","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470251317","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}