Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral PharmacologyThis student-friendly, accessible text provides students with a thorough introduction to the field of behavioral pharmacology and prepares them to analyze drug information from a variety of sources. The text describes impartially and scientifically the effects of drugs on behavior, and the various ways that behavior principles facilitate an understanding of both the actions of drugs and the way people use them. *Reviews the basic principles and concepts of pharmacology, psychology, and neurophysiology. *Uniform coverage of drug classes. *Provides an historical background for each drug and explains each drug's effect from subjective, behavioral, and neurological perspectives. *Introduces students to recent findings on withdrawal and abuse potential and describes the drug's harmful effects and methods of treatment. *Includes over 700 references to original research and review articles. |
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... ( GABA ) Most of the neurotransmitters mentioned so far are either excitatory or inhibitory , depend- ing on the nature of the receptor site ; GABA , however , is believed to be a universal inhibitory neurotransmitter in all parts of the ...
... ( GABA ) Most of the neurotransmitters mentioned so far are either excitatory or inhibitory , depend- ing on the nature of the receptor site ; GABA , however , is believed to be a universal inhibitory neurotransmitter in all parts of the ...
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... ( GABA ; see Chapter 4 ) . GABA works by interacting with a receptor site that is directly linked to a gated chloride ion channel in a large protein molecule known as the GABA receptor - chloride ionophore com- plex . When GABA is ...
... ( GABA ; see Chapter 4 ) . GABA works by interacting with a receptor site that is directly linked to a gated chloride ion channel in a large protein molecule known as the GABA receptor - chloride ionophore com- plex . When GABA is ...
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... GABA in all parts of the central nervous system . The barbiturates and benzodiazepines do not modify the effects of GABA by altering the levels of GABA or by interacting with its receptor site . Instead , they enhance the ability of GABA ...
... GABA in all parts of the central nervous system . The barbiturates and benzodiazepines do not modify the effects of GABA by altering the levels of GABA or by interacting with its receptor site . Instead , they enhance the ability of GABA ...
Contents
Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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