Membranes and Receptors

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Decks in this class (10)

Week 1 - Biological membranes
What are the main functions of a ...,
Describe the composition of biolo...,
What are the modes of mobility fo...
19  cards
Week 10 - ANS
Which transmitters are found in t...,
Describe sympathetic neurones in ...,
How is acetylcholine synthesised
12  cards
Week 2 - Role of membranes as permeability barriers
What is the relative permeability...,
What does passive transport depen...,
How does water move across membranes
34  cards
Week 3 - The Resting Membrane Potential
What is the membrane potential,
How can you measure the resting m...,
What is the range of resting memb...
18  cards
Week 4 - Action Potential and Conduction of the Nerve Impulse
What are action potentials,
What do action potentials depend on,
Which ion channels are used in ne...
28  cards
Week 5 - Effects of Electrical Signals
What ion channels are present in ...,
Why does the concentration of ca2...,
Describe ca2 channels
21  cards
Week 6 - Receptors in cell signalling, principles of receptor-mediated endocytosis
How can chemical signals be class...,
What is a ligand,
What is an antagonist
35  cards
Week 7 - Receptor-Effector signalling
How can receptors alter cellular ...,
What are the 3 superfamilies of c...,
What happens when a ligand binds ...
31  cards
Week 8 - Drugs and Receptors
How do drugs produce their effects,
What is molarity,
In terms of moles how big is pico...
29  cards
Week 9 - Pharmacokinetics
What are the principles of drug f...,
What is the pharmaceutical process,
What is oral bioavailability
18  cards

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Decks: Membrane Bilayer Proteins 1, Permeability Barriers 2, Resting Membrane Potential 3, And more!
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