Drugs Affecting Autonomic Activity PDF
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Batterjee Medical College
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This document provides an overview of drugs that affect the autonomic nervous system. It covers both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, discussing various drugs and their mechanisms of action. The concepts of neurotransmitter synthesis, storage, release, breakdown, reuptake and receptor binding are highlighted as potential targets for drug manipulation.
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Drugs that affect the autonomic activity - The junctions in the efferent autonomic pathway are a logical site for pharmacological manipulation because transmission at them is chemical. - The steps of neurotransmitter synthesis, storage, release, breakdown, reuptake or receptor binding can be sti...
Drugs that affect the autonomic activity - The junctions in the efferent autonomic pathway are a logical site for pharmacological manipulation because transmission at them is chemical. - The steps of neurotransmitter synthesis, storage, release, breakdown, reuptake or receptor binding can be stimulated or inhibited by drugs. Drugs that affect the Parasympathetic Nervous System Drugs that affect the autonomic activity ↓ Parasympathetic Drugs that affect the autonomic activity Drugs that affect the Sympathetic Nervous System Drugs that affect the autonomic activity Drugs that affect the autonomic activity
