Includes bibliographical references and index.

Factors that impact the developability of drug candidates: an overview /. Chao Han and Binghe Wang -- Physiological, biochemical, and chemical barriers to oral drug delivery /. Anna Maria Calcagno and Teruna J. Siahaan -- Pathways for drug delivery to the central nervous system /. Yan Zhang and Donald W. Miller -- Physiochemical properties, formulation, and drug delivery /. Dewey H. Barich, Mark T. Zell, and Eric J. Munson -- Targeted bioavailability: a fresh look at pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic issues in drug delivery /. William F. Elmquist -- Presystemic and first-pass metabolism /. W. Griffith Humphreys -- Cell culture models for drug transport studies /. D. Nedra Karunaratne...[et al. -- Prodrug approaches to drug delivery /. Longqin Hu -- Receptor-mediated drug delivery /. Christopher P. Leamon and Philip S. Low -- Oral Protein and peptide drug delivery /. Rick Soltero -- Metabolic activation and drug targeting /. Xiangming Guan -- Ultrasound-mediated drug delivery /. Ka-yun Ng and Terry O. Matsunaga -- Polycationic peptides and proteins in drug delivery: focus on nonclassical transport /. Lisa A. Kueltzo and C. Russell Middaugh -- Gene therapy and gene delivery /. Naoki Kobayashi, Makia Nishikawa, and Yoshinobu Takakura -- Parenteral formulation for peptides, proteins, and monoclonal antibodies drugs: a commercial development overview /. John A. Bontempo -- Pulmonary drug delivery: pharmaceutical chemistry and aerosol technology /. Anthony J. Hickey -- Antibody-directed drug delivery /. Herv� Le Calvez...[et al.] -- Efflux transporters in drug excretion /. Shuzhong Zhang and Marilyn E. Morris -- Liposomes as drug delivery vehicles /. Guijun Wang -- Regulatory and intellectual property issues in drug delivery research /. Shihong Nicolaou.

All Ages.