How are medicines transported intact through the body to their specific target sites without triggering side effects? The answer is "Drug Targeting". This thoroughly application--oriented book gives comprehensive answers to this and many other questions that confront scientists daily in chemical, pharmaceutical and medical research. A concise overview of the most important basic theories, modern forms of therapy and molecular biological tools, it represents a comprehensible introduction to the topic. The book then goes on to deal with strategies for target applications, divided according to.