Triggle et al. 2006. Voltage-Gated Ion Channels as Drug Targets

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Description

Edited by the most prominent person in the field and top researchers at US pharmaceutical companies, this is a unique resource for drug developers and physiologists seeking a molecular-level understanding of ion channel pharmacology.
After an introduction to the topic, the authors evaluate the structure and function of ion channels, as well as related drug interaction. A section on assay technologies is followed by a section each on calcium, sodium and potassium channels. Further chapters cover genetic and acquired channelopathies, before the book closes with a look at safety issues in ion channel drug development.
For medicinal and pharmaceutical chemists, biochemists, molecular biologists and those working in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Structure and Function of Ion Channels
Drug Interaction at Ion Channels
Assay Technologies
Binding Studies
Ion Fluxes
Fluorescence Studies
Patch Clamping
Calcium Channels
Overview
T-type Channels
L-type Channels
N-type Channels
Sodium Channels
Overview
Channel Subtype Selectivity
Potassium Channels
Overview
Kv1.3
Kv1.5
Ca-activated channels
K(ATP)
KCNQ
Genetic and Acquired Channelopathies
Overview
HERG
Long QT Syndrome
Safety Issues in Ion Channel Drug Development