Standardizing Pharmacology: Assays and Hormones

<p>Section I. Redirected traffic: the history of drugs affecting haemodynamics <br>1. The control of blood pressure<br>Part 1 - The discovery of beta adrenoceptor blocking drugs<br>Part 2 - Peripheral anti-hypertensives: ganglion and adrenergic neurone-blocking agents</p> <p>Section II. The discovery and application of hormones<br>2. The emergence of endocrinology<br>3. Sex hormones<br>Part 1 - Androgens and anabolic steroids<br>Part 2 - The biological history of the Pill<br>Part 3 - The chemical history of the Pill</p> <p>Section III. Overcoming the body's defence system<br>4. Anti-inflammatory drugs <br>Part 1 - The proliferation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSATDS)<br>Part 2 - The story of aspirin, H.O.J. Collier <br>5. The inhibition of allergic reactions <br>Part I - Histamine receptor antagonists<br>Part 2 - Asthma: a long and continuing story</p> <p>Section IV. Assays and the molecular basis of drug action <br>6. A probe for the fine structures of the body<br>7. Isolated smooth muscle in pharmacology <br>Part 1 - The guts of the matter: contribution of studies on smooth muscle to discoveries in pharmacology<br>Part 2 - Bioassay: a pharmacological endeavour<br>8. Making visible the invisible (Recollections of the first experiences with the histochemical fluorescence method for visualization of tissue monoamines)<br>9. Receptors in pharmacology</p> <p>Section V. History of chemotherapy <br>10. From dyes to drugs<br>11. The discovery of penicillin and cephalosporins<br>12. The antibiotic explosion</p>