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