Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology [Paperback]

Section I Developmental Pharmacology.- 1 Perinatal pharmacology in ruminant models.- 2 Placental transfer of drugs in ruminant animals.- 3 Drug disposition in the fetus.- 4 Drug disposition in the newborn.- 5 Postnatal development of renal function in goats.- 6 Developmental patterns of penicillin G excretion.- 7 Drug effects during development and carcinogenicity.- 8 Chemical induced teratogenesis.- 9 Levamisole as an immunomodulator in the prevention of neonatal disease.- 10 Development and prophylaxis of anaemia in calves and lambs.- 11 Oral fluid therapy: some concepts on osmolality, electrolytes and energy.- Section II Ruminant Pharmacology.- 12 Drug bioavailability in the developing ruminant.- 13 Oral antibacterial therapy in pre- and postweaning calves.- 14 Influence of ruminant gastrointestinal physiology on the pharmacokinetics of drugs in dosage forms administered orally.- 15 Ruminal influences on drug action.- 16 Recent developments in the treatment of metabolic diseases.- 17 Drug excretion by the mammary gland.- 18 Pharmacology of uterine motility and relaxation.- 19 New prostaglandins: present studies and future.- 20 Worm diseases: economic aspects of anthelmintic treatment.- 21 Pharmacological basis of the treatment of helminth in cattle.- 22 Pharmacokinetics of albendazole, fenbendazole and oxfendazole.- 23 Pharmacokinetics of levamisole in goats and pigs.- 24 The prophylactic activity of imidocarb against tick-transmitted parasitic infections.- Section III Non-Ruminat Pharmacology.- 25 The distribution and function of histamine receptors.- 26 Serotonin and S2 antagonists.- 27 Dopaminergic control of gastro-intestinal motility.- 28 Vomiting and anti-emetics in small animal practice.- 29 Diarrhoea and antidiarrhoeal drugs.- 30 Pharmacology and comparative toxicology of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents.- 31 Clinical pharmacokinetic studies of digoxin and digitoxin in the dog.- 32 Influence of anaesthetics and ancillary agents on cardiovascular andlĊ