The Handbook of Techniques in Experimental Pharmacology is a bold attempt by over thirty academics and research scientists to stimulate and enhance biomedical research in Nigeria and other resource-poor countries. The book reduces time and energy often spent on internet searches for methods and models suitable for desired pharmacological investigations albeit without much scientific clarity. It condenses simple, relatively cheap, doable but reliable ways of investigating and interpreting the actions of drugs/substances. Although the emphasis of the book is on pharmacological and toxicological techniques, it is also enriched with chapters on experimental designs, ethics in research, and statistics, all of which are vital to quality biomedical investigations. The book contains helpful appendices such as formulae and uses of physiological salt solutions and buffers, and some biological parameters of common laboratory animals.
Postgraduate students, lecturers and researchers in pharmacology, medicine, physiology, biochemistry, medical laboratory science, science laboratory technology, and indeed biomedical scientists who are involved in investigating the actions of drugs and substances in biological systems will find the book a ready reference and a useful companion.
