psychopharmacology

the changes a drug produces in an animal's physiological processes and behaviors

where the drug molecules interact with the cell molecules, and affect the processes of the body cells

the process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted

injection of a substance directly into a vein

injection of a substance into the periotoneal cavity: space surrounding the stomach

injection of a substance into a muscle

injection of a substance below the skin

administration of a substance into the mouth, so that it is swallowed

administration of a substance by placing it beneath the tongue

administration of a substance into the rectum

administratino of a vaporous substance into the lungs

administration of a substance directly onto the skin or mucous membrane

administration of a substance directly into the brain

administration of a substance into one of the cerebral ventricles

a graph of the magnitude of an effect of a drug as a function of the amount of drug administered

the ratio between the dose that produces the desired effect in 50 percent of the animals and the dose that produces toxic effects in 50 perc

the readiness with which two molecules join together

a decrease in the effectiveness of a drug that is administered repeatedly

an increase in the effectiveness of a drug that is administered repeatedly

the appearance of symptoms opposite to those produced by a drug when the drug is administered repeatedly and then suddenly no longer taken

an inert substance that is given to an organism in lieu of an active drug

a drug that opposes or inhibits the effects of a drug

a drug that facilitates the effects of a neurotransmitter

a drug that mimics the effects of a NT

drug that occupies receptor's binding site but does not activate it

binding of a molecule with one alternative site

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a drug that attaches to a binding site and interferes with the action of the receptor

drug that attaches to a binding site and facilitates action