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L19 intro to toxicology
List the three principles of toxi...,
Define ld 50,
How can ld50 vary within species
39
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L20 - drug effects on the kidney (diuretics)
How does a diuretic work generally,
Explain the two main uses of diur...,
What can cause oedema
28
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general
Describe the structure of a g pro...,
Describe the structure of the mus...,
Describe the structure of the nic...
9
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L21 - genomics and pharmacology (receptors)
List some examples of drug target...,
What are some non protein drug ta...,
How is a receptor gene cloned
13
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L22 - local anaesthetics
What are sensory nerves called th...,
How do local anaesthetics work ge...,
How do local anaesthetics stop pa...
30
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L1 - fundamentals
What is pharmacy,
Define therapeutics,
Define toxicology
24
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L2 - sources of drugs and their nature
Briefly describe the drug discove...,
What things need to be considered...,
Why are animal models used in dru...
21
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L3 - principles of drug action 1 - conc response relationship
What shape is a log drug response...,
What shape is a drug response curve,
What are the 3 main experiment types
20
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L4 - principles of drug action 2 - drug action at receptors
What is a receptor,
2 functions of receptors,
Define affinity
21
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L5- measurements of drug action at receptors
What is radioligand binding,
What info can radioligand binding...,
What does hot and cold drug mean ...
16
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L6 - principles of drug action on neurotransmission
What do local anaesthetics do,
Where are ganglia in sns,
Where are ganglia in pns
16
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L7 - NT identification and proof of function
What are the 7 criteria for a neu...,
Describe the process of establish...,
What evidence was there to suppor...
10
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L8 - drugs affecting neuromuscular transmission
What is motor unit,
How big is the synaptic cleft,
What do schwann cells do at the n...
29
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L9 - drugs affecting PNS
What is the nt at all ganglia,
What is the nt in all of the pns,
What is the nt in the post gangli...
25
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L10 & L11 - drugs affecting the SNS
What are ganglia,
What does sns stimulate,
Where is sns ganglia
48
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L12 - socially used and abused drugs
How do social drugs evoke pleasure,
Where is the dopaminergic reward ...,
What is the direct activation of ...
26
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L14 - drug effects on smooth muscle
What organs contain smooth muscle,
What regulates sm contraction,
What type of drugs are used to af...
40
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L15 - drug effects on the heart
Define myocardial infarction,
Define heart failure,
In what ways can drugs act to imp...
33
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L16 - drug treatments of cardiovascular disease
Define atherosclerosis,
What are the components of an ath...,
What is atherogenesis
35
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L17 - drug treatment of respiratory disease
Symptoms of asthma,
What drug types are used to treat...,
What type of bronchodilators are ...
29
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