NEUROSCI 740 / Advanced Concepts of Drug-Receptor Interaction

3 unit(s)

R. Mishra, L. Niles

Detailed analysis of drug-receptor data. The course includes theory of ligand binding and analysis of graphical plots applicable to drug receptor studies. Selected topics include discussion of binding sites for the major neurotransmitters and hormone classes, the functional aspects of the binding in normal and disease state, and application of biotechnology to study cell surface receptors and signal transduction mechanisms.