Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 223)
Pharmacology subject : Next:534-304 | Prev:534-302 | Search | Help

534-303 Neuropharmacology (Lectures)

Credit points: 10.0

Coordinator: Dr R J Summers

Prerequisite: Pharmacology 534-301; exemption may be given at the discretion of the Head of Department for students wishing to take 534-303 and 534-304 as part of the Neuroscience stream.

Contact: 26 lectures (two a week) and six 1-hour tutorials

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

By the end of the teaching programme in Neuropharmacology, the student should :

Comprehend:

• the mechanisms of neurochemical transmission and co-transmission and the techniques used to identify transmitter substances;
• the action of local hormones; autacoids;
• the principles of drug action at sites of neurochemical transmission;

Appreciate:

• the pharmacological literature and be able to prepare an essay on a specific topic using journal format.

Content:

Neurochemical transmission; general mechanisms; co-transmission; specific neurochemical transmitter systems; identification of transmitter substances; drug action at sites of chemical neurotransmission; local hormones (autacoids); hormones; other chemical mediators.

Assessment:

A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination; a 2000-word essay; an oral examination.

Pharmacology subject : Next:534-304 | Prev:534-302 | Search | Help
Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 223)

Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct  9 1995
Last modified:   Oct  9 1995
Authorised by:   Academic Registrar
Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au

Copyright © University of Melbourne 1995,1996.