Neuropharmacology: Definition from Answers.com

Neuropharmacology is concerned with drug-induced changes in the functioning of cells in the nervous system.^[1]. Within the discipline of neuropharmacology there are two branches, behavioral and molecular.

Neuropharmacology is that branch of neuroscience,which deals with the study of drug-induced changes in the functioning of cells in the nervous system.

Neuropharmacology is concerned with the study of the neurochemical interactions of neuropeptides, neurohormones, neuromodulators, enzymes, secondary messenger systems of the central nervous system, co-transporters, ion channels, receptor proteins, and more.

Neuropsychopharmacology, the branch of neuropharmacology interested in the biological basis of mind, is an especially active area of neuropharmacology research.

References

^ Meyer, J. S. and Quenzer, L. S. (2004). Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain and Behavior. Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0-87-893534-7

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Pharmacokinetics	ADME: Absorption • Distribution • Metabolism • Excretion (Clearance) Loading dose • Volume of distribution (Initial) • Rate of infusion Compartment • Bioequivalence • Bioavailability Biological half-life • Plasma protein binding Phase 1 reaction • Phase 2 reaction Therapeutic index (LD₅₀/ED₅₀)

Pharmacodynamics	Toxicity (Neurotoxicology) • Dose-response relationship (Efficacy, Potency) Antimicrobial pharmacodynamics: Minimum inhibitory concentration/Bacteriostatic • Minimum bactericidal concentration/Bactericide

Agonism and antagonism	Agonist: Inverse agonist • Irreversible agonist • Partial agonist • Superagonist • Physiological agonist Antagonist: Competitive antagonist • Irreversible antagonist • Physiological antagonist

Other	Drug tolerance: Tachyphylaxis Drug resistance: Antibiotic resistance • Multiple drug resistance

Related fields/subfields	Pharmacogenetics • Pharmacogenomics • Neuropsychopharmacology (Neuropharmacology, Psychopharmacology)

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