General principles underlying drug action
Lecture 1
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- Created on: 28-09-11 12:44
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2. In regards to specificity which is false
- When thinking of drug targets you look at drug action at molecular level
- The immediate reaction between the drug and target would be considered the tissue level
- Drugs have a specific shape and will bind or interact with cells which have a matching shape
- Drugs exert a degree of specificity
3. Which is not considered a target molecule
- Plasma proteins
- Ion channels
- Enzymes
- Carrier molecules
- Receptor molecule
4. Albumin is considered a target molecule because it binds many different drug types and binding does not directly produce physiological change
- False
- True
5. Which is false of receptors
- Acts as a recognition for the bodies normal
- A receptor is a site for the bodies natural chemical mediators
- A receptor is a protein
- Acts as a recognition site for only neurotransmitters
- Drugs are designed to mimic the bodies normal mediators to bind with receptors
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