Unveiling the Secrets of Drug Interactions
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Which mechanism of drug action involves the drug serving as a precursor to a neurotransmitter?

  • Antagonistic mechanism inhibiting synthesis
  • Agonistic mechanism (correct)
  • Agonistic mechanism speeding up vesicle travel
  • Antagonistic mechanism preventing storage
  • Which mechanism of drug action inhibits the synthesis of neurotransmitters by inactivating the enzymes responsible for synthesizing precursor chemicals?

  • Agonistic mechanism
  • Agonistic mechanism speeding up vesicle travel
  • Antagonistic mechanism inhibiting synthesis (correct)
  • Antagonistic mechanism preventing storage
  • Which mechanism of drug action prevents the storage of neurotransmitters in vesicles?

  • Agonistic mechanism speeding up vesicle travel
  • Agonistic mechanism
  • Antagonistic mechanism preventing storage (correct)
  • Antagonistic mechanism inhibiting synthesis
  • Which mechanism describes a drug that slows down the movement of neurotransmitter-carrying synaptic vesicles towards the membrane?

    <p>Antagonistic mechanism where the drug stimulates the autoreceptor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mechanism describes a drug that stimulates the autoreceptor to reduce neurotransmitter release?

    <p>Agonistic mechanism where the drug blocks autoreceptors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mechanism describes a drug that blocks the reuptake of a neurotransmitter to increase postsynaptic receptor activation?

    <p>Agonistic mechanism where the drug slows down the movement of neurotransmitter-carrying synaptic vesicles towards the membrane.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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