Introduction to Neuropharmacology
- 1st Edition - January 30, 1989
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: Philip B. Bradley
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 3 6 - 1 2 7 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 3 6 8 - 8
Introduction to Neuropharmacology presents the action of drugs as it relates to nervous system. It discusses the purposes into which drugs are use (e.g. as contraceptives and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIntroduction to Neuropharmacology presents the action of drugs as it relates to nervous system. It discusses the purposes into which drugs are use (e.g. as contraceptives and anti-riot agents). It addresses the differences between physiology and pharmacology. Some of the topics covered in the book are the factors affecting responses to drugs; properties of drugs; the kinetics of drug-receptor interactions; dose-response relationship; the principles of synaptic transmission; criteria for synaptic transmitters; somatic motor system; drugs affecting neuromuscular transmission; and drugs which act post-synaptically. The venoms and toxins that affect neuromuscular transmission are covered. The subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system are discussed. The text describes the autonomic ganglion stimulants. A study of the drugs mimicking parasympathetic stimulation is presented. A chapter is devoted to the drugs with antagonist actions on adrenoceptors. Another section focuses on the clinical uses of local anaesthetic drugs and the neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. The book can provide useful information to dentists, doctors, pharmacists, neurologists, students, and researchers.
PrefaceIntroduction Part 1 General Principles 1 Characteristics of Drug Action 2 Factors Affecting Responses to Drugs 3 The Principles of Synaptic Transmission Part 2 The Peripheral Nervous System 4 The Somatic Motor System 5 Drugs Affecting Neuromuscular Transmission 6 The Autonomic Nervous System 7 Drugs Affecting the Parasympathetic System 8 Drugs Affecting the Sympathetic System 9 Drugs with Non-Synaptic Actions Part 3 The Central Nervous System 10 Synaptic Transmission in the Central Nervous System 11 Anesthetics, Hypnotics and Sedatives 12 Neuroleptic Drugs 13 Anti-Anxiety Drugs 14 Anticonvulsant Drugs 15 Analgesic Drugs 16 Central Stimulant Drugs 17 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Affective Disorders 18 Psychotomimetic Drugs and Drugs of Abuse 19 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Neurological Disorders 20 Miscellaneous Centrally Acting DrugsReferences to Sources of Illustrations Further Reading Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 30, 1989
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 362
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780723612711
- eBook ISBN: 9781483183688
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