Chapter-07 Autacoids
BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Pharmacology for Physiotherapy
Author
1. Udaykumar Padmaja
ISBN
9788180612787
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10942_7
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2004
Pages
13
Author Affiliations
1.
Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
Local hormones,
autacoids,
biogenic amine,
arachidonic acid metabolism,
platelet activating factor,
prostaglandins,
thromboxanes actions,
leukotrienes,
migraine,
vasoactive substances,
kinins,
bradykinin,
kallikrein-kinin system,
eicosanoids,
cyclo-oxygenase (COX) pathway,
lipoxygenase pathway,
vasodilatation,
vasoconstriction,
platelet aggregation,
postpartum haemorrhage,
prostacycline,
angiotensin II,
renin-angiotensin system,
angiotensin receptors,
propranolol,
flunarizine,
cyproheptadine,
amytriptyline,
ergotamine,
sumatriptan,
ergot alkaloids,
histamine,
5-hydroxytryptamine,
serotonin,
endogenous peptides,
pheochromocytoma,
gastric function tests,
betahistine,
Meniere’s disease