Heparin - A Century of Progress

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lever, Rebecca (Editor), Mulloy, Barbara (Editor), Page, Clive P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 207
• Subjects: Medicine.; Molecular biology.; Pharmacology.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Internal medicine.; Hematology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Molecular Medicine.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Internal Medicine.

Heparins remain amongst the most commonly used drugs in clinical practice.  Almost 100 years have passed since the initial discovery of this complex substance and, during this time, understanding of the nature and uses of heparin and related molecules has grown dramatically. The aim of this volume i...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1. Introduction
• Part 2. Unfractionated and Low Molecular Weight Heparins
• Part 3. Clinical Use of Heparin and LMWH
• Part 4. Non Anticoagulant Indictions for Heparin and Related Compounds
• Part 5. Heparin-like Entities.