Anti-obesity drug discovery and development. Volume 1 / editors, Atta-ur-Rahman, M. Iqbal Choudhary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rahman, Atta-ur, Author.

Contributor:

Rahman, Atta-ur-

Choudhary, M. Iqbal.

Series:

Anti-obesity drug discovery and development, 2210-2698

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Appetite depressants.

Obesity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Sharjah, United Arab Emirates] : Bentham Books, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Obesity is a complex health problem, caused by a number of factors such as excessive food intake, lack of physical activity, genetic predisposition, endocrine disorders, medications and psychiatric illnesses. Onset of obesity in both the developing and the developed world has reached epidemic proportions. In response to this, efforts to control and treat obesity have also been vigorously pursued, ranging from raising awareness about lifestyle changes to the discovery and development of safe and effective anti-obesity drugs.Anti-obesity Drug Discovery and Development is focused on this very imp

Contents:

Cover Page; 02 eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 0-Content_AODDD; PREFACE-AODDD; Contributors-AODDD; Chou_AODDD; Rashid_AODDD; Alegre_AODDD; Akkary_AODDD; Kim_AODDD; Arbeeny_AODDD; Carpéné_AODDD; Curioni_AODDD; Park_AODDD; Reid_AODDD; Rivera_AODDD; Roche_AODDD; Taché_AODDD; Flouris_AODDD; Jacob_AODDD; Author Index_AODDD

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781608051632

1608051633

OCLC:

781614839