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Pharmacology
Second Edition EUGENE C. TOY, MD
The John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chief and Program
Director
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program
The Methodist Hospital, Houston
Clerkship Director and Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston,Texas
GARY C. ROSENFELD, PHD
Professor
Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
Assistant Dean for Educational Programs
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston,Texas
DAVID S. LOOSE, PHD
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston,Texas
DONALD BRISCOE, MD
Program Director
Family Medicine Residency
The Methodist Hospital, Houston
Medical Director
Houston Community Health Centers, Inc.
Denver Harbor Clinic
Houston,Texas
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Pharmacology
Second Edition EUGENE C. TOY, MD
The John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chief and Program
Director
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program
The Methodist Hospital, Houston
Clerkship Director and Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston,Texas
GARY C. ROSENFELD, PHD
Professor
Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
Assistant Dean for Educational Programs
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston,Texas
DAVID S. LOOSE, PHD
Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston,Texas
DONALD BRISCOE, MD
Program Director
Family Medicine Residency
The Methodist Hospital, Houston
Medical Director
Houston Community Health Centers, Inc.
Denver Harbor Clinic
Houston,Texas
New York Chicago San Francisco
Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City
Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul
Singapore Sydney Toronto
,Copyright © 2008 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the
United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no
part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored
in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
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