Pharmacology of Peptic Ulcer Disease

Book Overview

In this book the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of most aspects of peptic ulcer disease are examined in detail. Covered are the pharmacology of the parietal cell and the latest hypotheses for the development of acid-peptic disease including epidermal growth factor, gastrin and other peptide hormones, fatty acids and prostaglandins, helicobacter pylori, and gastric acid hypersecretion including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. The book also deals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642758606
• ISBN13: 9783642758607
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"