{"product_id":"9789402411904","title":"The Calabar Bean and its Alkaloids: From Magic, via Miracle, to Memory","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Calabar Bean and its Alkaloids: From Magic, via Miracle, to Memory\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRobinson, Brian\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigations into Calabar beans (the dried ripe seeds of \u003ci\u003ePhysostigma venenosum\u003c\/i\u003e) and their alkaloidal components compose a classical scientific journey throughout some one-and-a-half centuries and not only represent a fascinating aspect of the history of medicine but which is, moreover, still ongoing at the forefront of chemical and medical discovery. Those in particular involving its major such component, \u003ci\u003el\u003c\/i\u003e-physostigmine, have led to an understanding of some of the fundamental mechanisms occurring in physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry and, either actually or potentially (by providing a template and thereby acting as a “lead compound”) have provided a useful treatment for a variety of neurological disorders associated with irregularities in cholinergic transmission in which augmentation of cholinergic activity has proved to be beneficial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-03-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789402411904\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-024-1191-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 267.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44542890868876,"sku":"9789402411904","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789402411904.jpg?v=1759337708","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789402411904","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}