title: Putting theory into practice: James Black, receptor theory and the development of the beta-blockers at ICI, 1958-1978.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health, Medicine and Society, Tonge Building, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 OBP, UK.
authors.forename: Viviane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Quirke
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000266:history*; D015195:Drug Design; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011955:Receptors, Drug