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Electron microscopy
Advantages,
Disadvantage,
Resolution of em
10  cards
Ion channels
Structure of neuronal membranes,
Types of ion channel
2  cards
Local anaesthetics
Uses,
General structure,
Mechanism of action
7  cards
General anaesthetics
Uses,
Disadvantages,
4 stages of general anaesthesia
15  cards
Neuronal tract tracing methods
Local circuit neurons,
Projection neurones,
Retrograde tracing
11  cards
Epilepsy
Idiopathic epilepsy,
Symptomatic epilepsy,
Cause
17  cards
vomiting and anti-emetics
Steps to vomiting,
The vomiting centre,
Chemoreceptor trigger zone ctz
10  cards
Immunocytochemistry
Definition,
Antigen,
Antibody
15  cards
Depression
Diagnosis of depression,
Affective ddisorder,
Unipolar
17  cards
sedative and anxiolytic drugs
Sleep stage 1,
Sleep stage 2,
Sleep stage 3
23  cards
Drugs of abuse
Dopamine and addiction,
5ht and drugs of abuse,
Cannabanoid cb1
3  cards
Addiction and dependance
Addiction,
Dependence,
Tolerance
14  cards
Schizophrenia and neuroleptics
Psychosis,
Schizophrenia,
Positive symptoms
15  cards
Exp tech in Neuro - imaging the brain
Types of mr imaging sequences,
Why is mri important in neuroscience,
Image resolution
15  cards
Molecular pharmacology
Crystal structure of receptors,
Gpcrs,
3 major classes of gpcrs
14  cards
Exp tech in Neuro; in vitro electrophysiology
Types of electrical recording,
Intracellualr,
Patch clamp
10  cards
Exp tech in neuro - Intracellular staining methods
How to label a cell intracellulary,
Fluorescent markers,
Lucifer yellow
10  cards
Exp tech in Neuro - in situ hybridisation and micro-array analysis
In situ hybridisation,
Oligonucleotides,
Complementary rna
6  cards
Hypothalamic-pituitary axis
The endocrine system,
Endocrine hierarchy,
Feedback control
19  cards
The posterior pituitary
Posterior pituitary,
Posterior pituitary hormones,
Adh vasopressin synthesis and con...
10  cards
Adrenal hormones
Adrenal hormones,
Aldosterone,
Cortisol
16  cards
MHC antigens and T lymphocytes
Mhc,
Class i hlas,
Class ii hlas
21  cards
When the immune system goes wrong
Primary immunodeficiency diseases,
Scid,
Di george syndrome
15  cards
Sex hormones
Sex hormones,
Androgens,
Androgen physiological actions
10  cards
Mediators of the innate immune response
Purpose of inflammation,
Cause of inflammation,
Process of inflammation
23  cards
Thyroid hormones
Thyroid hormones,
Synthesis of thyroid hormones,
Actions of thyroid hormones
6  cards
Pancreatic hormones
3 pancreatic hormones,
Insulin,
Insulin and glucose transporters
7  cards
The haematopoietic tree, B lymphocytes and antibodies
Innate immunity,
Pathogen associated molecular pat...,
N formylated peptides
22  cards
Innate immunity
Prrs,
Toll like receptors,
10 human tlrs and what they recog...
16  cards
Immunopharmacology
Chemokines and chemokine receptors,
Chemokines initiate chemotaxis,
Cellular response of inflammation
17  cards
Anti-inflammatory immunosuppressive drugs
Abatacept,
Why develop a drug that can activ...,
Cd28 superagonists
10  cards
Principles of Anti-pathogen Chemo
Pathogen,
Viruses,
Bacteria
25  cards
Targetting pathogen cell surfaces
Antibiotics,
Penicillins,
Bacterial cell wall gram positive
12  cards
Cell surface acting drugs
Sterols,
Amphotericin b,
Ergosterol
12  cards
Proteases as drug targets
Proteases peptidases,
Lysosomes,
The proteosome
12  cards
Energy metabolism as a drug target
Anabolism,
Catabolism,
Catabolic diversity
29  cards
Protein biosynthesis as a drug target
Protein biosynthesis,
Tuberculosis,
Directly observed treatment short...
13  cards
Nucleic acid synthesis as a drug target
Roles of nucleotides,
Nucleobases,
Parasitic protozoa do not possess...
17  cards
Anti-microbial drugs that act via the inhibition of DNA replication
Nucleic acid replication as an an...,
Dna synthesis,
Topo isomerases
23  cards
Chemotherapy - drug resistance
What causes treatment failure,
Poor diagnosis,
Poor compliance
20  cards
CVS - contractile mechanisms
Structure of a sarcomere,
Movement,
Length tension relationship
10  cards
Cardiac dysrhythmia
Arrhythmia,
Sinus arrhythmia,
What is normal rhythm
31  cards
Renal system
S2 s3 and s4,
Nephrons,
Blood supply
16  cards
ADME
Pharmacodynamics,
Pharmacokinetics,
Routes of drug administration
17  cards
Renin-angiotensin system
Angiotensin ii,
Angiotensin 1 7,
Rate limiting step of angiotensin...
13  cards
ACh in the ANS
The ans is a two nerve relay,
Acetylcholine biosynthesis,
Inhibitors of ach synthesis and r...
27  cards
Adrenergic transmission in the ANS
Main processes regulated by the ans,
Parasympathetic,
Sympathetic
22  cards
Imaging receptors within the vascular wall
Fluorescence for studying receptors,
Validation of a fluorescent ligand,
Competative fluorodrugs
9  cards
Vasodilators
Therapeutic uses,
Angina pectoralis,
Stable angina
30  cards
Positive inotropic agents and heart failure
Positive inotropic agents,
Heart failure,
Causes of acute sudden onset hear...
14  cards
Synapses
Divergence,
Convergence,
Classifying a synapse
9  cards

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