Keywords

Question 1

What is The mode of action of antimetabolites is

Answer 1

antimetabolites inhibit the replication or the repair of DNA either by the direct inhibition of enzymes needed for DNA replication or by the incorporation of the antimetabolite (or a compound derived from the antimetabolite) directly into the DNA.

Question 2

Cisplatin is:

Answer 2

DNA damaging drugs

Question 3

Desensitisation

Answer 3

y, desensitization is a treatment or process that diminishes emotional responsiveness to a negative, aversive or positive stimulus after repeated exposure to it.

Question 4

Sensitisation

Answer 4

is a non-associative learning process in which repeated administration of a stimulus results in the progressive amplification of a response. Sensitization often is characterized by an enhancement of response to a whole class of stimuli in addition to the one that is repeated.

Question 5

Biotransformation

Answer 5

Once inside us, they are transported to the liver, where enzymes start the process of breaking them down, known as biotransformation,

Question 6

Bioavability

Answer 6

he proportion of a drug or other substance which enters the circulation when introduced into the body and so is able to have an active effect.

For example with intramusclue administraion bioadvibility is 100%

Question 7

Agonists

Answer 7

a substance which initiates a physiological response when combined with a receptor

Question 8

Antagonists

Answer 8

A receptor antagonist is a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to and blocking a receptor rather than activating it like an agonist.