Drug Transporters (Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, Vol. 201)

ABOUT THIS BOOK

It is increasingly recognized that various transporter proteins are expressed throughout the body and determine absorption, tissue distribution, biliary and renal elimination of endogenous compounds and drugs and drug effects. This book will give an overview on the transporter families which are most important for drug therapy. Most chapters will focus on one transporter family highlighting tissue expression, substrates, inhibitors, knock-out mouse models and clinical studies.

Content Level » Research

Keywords » Drug-drug Interactions - drug elimination - drug interactions - pharmacogenomics - transporters

Related subjects » Human Physiology - Internal Medicine - Medical Microbiology - Nephrology - Pharmaceutical Science