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VPT-602 AUTONOMIC AND AUTACOID PHARMACOLOGY (2+1) OBJECTIVE To study the pharmacodynamics of autonomic drugs. THEORY UNIT I Anatomical and physiological considerations of autonomic nervous system (ANS). UNIT II Neurohumoral transmission in ANS. UNIT III Pharmacology of cholinergic agonists and antagonists. UNIT IV Pharmacology of adrenergic agonists and antagonists. UNIT V Ganglionic stimulants and blockers. UNIT VI Autacoids: Histamine, serotonin, kinins, eicosanoids and platelet activating factor. PRACTICAL Pharmacological experiments on intact and isolated preparations for studying the effects of various prototype drugs on vascular, intestinal, respiratory, urinary and reproductive smooth muscles, autonomic ganglia, skeletal muscles; blood pressure, ECG, heart etc.
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