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Nicotine Safety and Toxicity -

Nicotine Safety and Toxicity

Neal L. Benowitz (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
1999
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-511496-6 (ISBN)
CHF 109,10 inkl. MwSt
Reviewing scientific understanding of the safety and toxicity of nicotine, this text ranges from chemistry, studies in animals and human experimental research to the results of large clinical trials.
Nicotine has been developed as a medication to assist smoking cessation, and is being considered as a possible drug for long-term maintenance of non-smoking. It is also undergoing evaluation as a possible treatment for several medical disorders, including ulcerative colitis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Tourette's syndrome, attention deficit disorder, spasticity, and sleep apnea. Understanding its safety and toxitity is essential for drug developers, drug regulators, and clinicians making risk/benefit decisions about long-term nicotine therapy. Research on nicotine toxicity is also relevant to ongoing research on tobacco and health aimed at understanding the role of nicotine in contributing to tobacco-induced diseases. This book reviews the current scientific understanding of the safety and toxicity of nicotine. The discussion ranges from chemistry, studies in animals and human experimental research to the results of large clinical trials. Among the topics covered are cardiovascular disease, cancer, reproductive toxicity (including fetal toxicity and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), behavioral toxicity (including abuse liability and addiction to nicotine medication), and gastrointestinal disease. Finally, contributions explore the risks and benefits of nicotine as a medication. The authors are world-renowned experts on their respective topics. No other book addresses nicotine toxicity in the depth or breadth of this volume. A book on the cutting edge of contemporary public health discourse, Nicotine Safety is an up-to-date and lucid overview of current knowledge on the subject. It will be a necessary addition to the bookshelves of clinicians with an interest in tobacco and health, drug developers and researchers, pharmacologists and toxicologists, public health researchers and policy-makers.

I. NICOTINE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ; II. NICOTINE AND CANCER ; III. NICOTINE AND REPRODUCTION ; IV. BEHAVIORAL TOXICITY OF NICOTINE

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.4.1999
Zusatzinfo numerous tables and graphs
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 160 x 236 mm
Gewicht 544 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Onkologie
Studium 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) Hygiene / Mikrobiologie / Virologie
Studium 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10 0-19-511496-5 / 0195114965
ISBN-13 978-0-19-511496-6 / 9780195114966
Zustand Neuware
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