Contents

Introduction

 

Physical chemistry

Some useful definitions of quantities

Greek prefixes to SI units

Atomic weights of biologically relevant elements

In vitro pharmacology

Common isolated tissue preparations

Physiological salt solutions

Concentration-response curves

Receptor antagonism

References

Receptor binding techniques

Principles

Saturation (equilibrium) analysis

Competition (inhibition or displacement) assays

In vivo pharmacology

Definitions and calculations

Routes of administration

Dose regimes

Molecular Pharmacology

Definitions

Molecular Basis of drug action

Receptor superfamilies

G-proteins

Ion channels

 

Neurotransmitter systems

Table of transmitters

Other transmitter candidates