- what is the rate limiting step of EPI?
- Which DA receptors are inhibitory? do they increase or decrease cAMP?
- all abused drugs ________ DA in pathway of mesocorticolimbic. ___________ DA blocks abuse, but causes dysphoria.(answer with increase/decrease)
- which DA receptors are excitatory? do they increase or decrease cAMP?
- how DA effect sexual behavior? how antipsychotics effect sexual behavior?
- which dopamine receptor do antipsychotic drugs antagonize?
- The pain-suppression effects of locally applied novocaine, lidocaine and cocaine are produced because these drugs directly_____.
- Which of the following is NOT considered to be a small-molecule neurotransmitter?
- A drug that is _____ will pass readily through the blood-brain barrier. [MASSIVE HINT: Your answer should be a combination of letters - so E or F!!!]
- An increase in drug-degrading enzymes in the liver after repeated drug use is most clearly an example of ______; a decrease in receptor sensitivity in the central nervous system after repeated drug use is most clearly an example of _______. READ CAREFULLY!
- Alzheimer's disease is most closely associated with a progressive decline in number of _____ neurons in the basal forebrain.
- Which cellular process most nearly represents the OPPOSITE of exocytosis for a neuron at the axon terminal?
- The fact that SSRIs are useful in the treatment of depression suggests that depression is associated with a/an _____.
- A primary site of norepinephrine synthesis in the brain is the _____.
- The unequivocal identification of the very first neurotransmitter by Otto Loewi was made using the (heart-inspired) "generosity" of the ______.
- Mu, delta, and kappa are subtypes of the _____ receptor.
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) results from an absence/problem in the gene that codes for _____.
- The most abundant neurotransmitter in the central nervous system is _____, followed by _____, and then by _____.
- Increasing the pressure, reactions will shift to the sides with...
- An inverse agonist binds to a postsynaptic receptor and directly induces _____ in the postsynaptic cell.