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Decks in this class (28)

Topic 1: Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
What is neuro psychopharmacology 1,
What are drug actions 2,
What are drug effects 3
43  cards
Topic 2: Pharmacodynamics and Drug Tolerance
What are pharmacodynamics 1,
What is a ligand 2,
What is a receptor 3
42  cards
Topic 3: Research Methods in Pharmacology
What are neurobiological techniqu...,
What does in vivo mean 2,
What does in vitro mean 3
45  cards
Topic 4: Acetylcholine
What are the six criteria for neu...,
What are neuromodulators 2,
What are types of neuromodulators 3
19  cards
Topic 5: Acetylcholine Receptors
Where does cholinergic neurotrans...,
What are agonists of muscarinic r...,
What are antagonists of muscarini...
26  cards
Topic 6: Dopamine
What are monoamines 1,
What are catecholamines 2,
What is the process of dopamine s...
28  cards
Topic 7: Norepinephrine
What is the process of synthesis ...,
How is catecholamine broken down 2,
What are the characteristics of t...
28  cards
Topic 8: Serotonin
What is serotonin s effect on the...,
What are the steps of synthesis o...,
What are the steps of serotonin c...
10  cards
Topic 9: Serotonergic Systems and Receptors
Where are serotonergic receptors ...,
What is the caudal raphe nuclei 2,
What is the rostral raphe nuclei 3
24  cards
Topic 10: Glutamate
What are amino acid neurotransmit...,
What are excitatory amino acid nt 2,
What are inhibitory amino acid nt 3
33  cards
Topic 11: Glutamate Receptors
What are group 1 metabotropic glu...,
What are group 2 metabotropic glu...,
What are group 3 metabotropic glu...
30  cards
Topic 12: GABA and Glycine
What is gamma amino butyric acid ...,
How is gaba synthesized 2,
What is the vesicular transport o...
35  cards
Topic 13: Neuropeptides
What are neuropeptides 1,
How are neuropeptides formed 2,
What are the structures of peptid...
33  cards
Topic 14: Orexigenic Peptides
What are orexigenic peptides 1,
What is the gut brain axis 2,
What is leptin 3
32  cards
Topic 15: Oxytocin and Vasopressin
When was oxytocin discovered 1,
What is vasopressin 2,
What is the expression and functi...
21  cards
Topic 16: Opiates and Opioids
What is an opiate 1,
What is an opioid 2,
What is the difference between op...
30  cards
Topic 17: Opioid Receptors and Systems
What is opioid potency 1,
How do morphine and naloxone impa...,
How were opioid receptors discove...
28  cards
Topic 18: Opioid Reinforcement and Dependence
How are the reinforcing effects o...,
What is the course of heroin self...,
What is the mesolimbic dopamine p...
18  cards
Topic 19: Cocaine
What are stimulants psychostimula...,
What is cocaine 2,
What is the history of cocaine 3
21  cards
Topic 20: Cocaine Systems
What is cocaine use in the usa 1,
What is the history of cocaine an...,
What is prenatal cocaine exposure 3
21  cards
Topic 21: Amphetamines
What are amphetamines 1,
What are the historical impacts o...,
What are the pharmacokinetics of ...
26  cards
Topic 22: Nicotine and Caffeine
What is nicotine 1,
What is the administration of nic...,
What is the reinforcement pathway...
22  cards
Topic 23: Barbiturates
What are anxiolytic sedative hypn...,
What is anxiety 2,
In what ways can anxiety be benef...
26  cards
Topic 24: Benzodiazepines
What is meprobamate mpb 1,
What was the development of benzo...,
What are the effects of benzodiaz...
22  cards
Topic 25: Alcohol
How popular is alcohol 1,
What is the historical evidence o...,
What are the three classes of alc...
51  cards
Topic 26: Cannabis
What is cannabis sativa 1,
What is the history of cannabis u...,
What is the history of cannabis r...
20  cards
Topic 27: Endocannabinoids
What are cannabinoid receptors 1,
What are cb1 receptors in the cns 2,
What are the characteristics of c...
33  cards
Topic 28: Hallucinogens
What are hallucinogens 1,
What is mescaline 2,
What is psilocybin 3
27  cards

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