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PHARMACOLOGY 824: Neuropharmacology
Spring Quarter 2007
Call# 16176-1
1175 Graves Hall: Tuesday and Thursday 1:00-3:00
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Date |
Tentative Topics |
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March 27 |
Introduction to Neuropharmacology |
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29 |
Graves Hall Closed for Research Day |
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April 3 |
Absorption, Distribution and Elimination of Drugs |
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5 |
Receptors and Pharmacodynamics |
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10 |
Signal Transduction I |
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12 |
Signal Transduction II |
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17 |
Cholinergic Systems |
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19 |
Catecholamine Systems I |
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24 |
Catecholamine Systems II |
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26 |
GABA and Glycine Systems |
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May 1 |
Glutamate and Aspartate Systems |
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3 |
Midterm Examination |
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3 |
Serotonin Systems |
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8 |
Purinergic and Histaminergic Systems |
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10 |
Neuropeptides |
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15 |
Neurotrophic Factors |
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17 |
Drugs of Abuse and Hallucinogens |
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22 |
Neurochemical Methods to Assess Neuronal Function |
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24 |
Pharmacology of Movement Disorders: Parkinson Disease |
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29 |
Pharmacology of Psychiatric Disorders: Depression and Schizophrenia |
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31 |
Aging of the Nervous System |
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June 4-7 |
Final Examination | Lecture notes will be provided. Suggested supplemental reading: The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology, Cooper JR, Bloom FE and Roth RH. Eighth Edition, Oxford, 2003. Molecular Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience, Nestler ER, Hyman SE and Malenka RC, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
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