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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Page 63
... synapses , receptor sites are con- nected to a gated ion channel and cause it to open or close . This process is illustrated in Fig- ure 4-5 . Depending on the ion channel , this could either increase or decrease the resting po- tential ...
... synapses , receptor sites are con- nected to a gated ion channel and cause it to open or close . This process is illustrated in Fig- ure 4-5 . Depending on the ion channel , this could either increase or decrease the resting po- tential ...
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... synapses that drugs have the opportunity to interfere with the process . Substances administered from outside the body can find their way to synapses and alter their function in many different ways . Ex- ternally administered drugs can ...
... synapses that drugs have the opportunity to interfere with the process . Substances administered from outside the body can find their way to synapses and alter their function in many different ways . Ex- ternally administered drugs can ...
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... synapses that use a monoamine ( MA ) as a transmitter , but the mechanisms by which they stimulate these synapses differ . ( It may be use- ful at this point to review the discussion of monoamine synapses in Chapter 4. ) The ...
... synapses that use a monoamine ( MA ) as a transmitter , but the mechanisms by which they stimulate these synapses differ . ( It may be use- ful at this point to review the discussion of monoamine synapses in Chapter 4. ) The ...
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Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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