Laboratory exercises for veterinary pharmacology.

Bibliographic Details
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	College Station, Texas : Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, [1977?]
Subjects:	Veterinary pharmacology > Laboratory manuals. Veterinary Drugs. Drug Therapy > veterinary. Laboratory Manuals.

Table of Contents:

Absorption of drugs
Kinetics of absorption and elimination
The time-course of drug activity
Absorption, excretion, and blood levels of sulfonamides
The dose-response relationship
Bioassay of drugs
Determination of the acute LD₅₀
Liver damage and drug action
Drug accumulation - the plateau effect
Synergism and antagonism
Histamine and histamine antagonizing agents
Tachyphylaxis
Adrenergic and antiadrenergic drugs
Cholinergic and anticholinergic drugs
Neuromuscular blocking agents and centrally acting muscle relaxants actions on the muscle twitch
Action of drugs on the pupil
Local anesthetics
The barbiturates
Anesthesia with volatile anesthetics
Respiratory and cardiovascular effects of volatile anesthetics
Animal restraining agents
The narcotic analgesics
The tranquilizing drugs
Stimulants of the central nervous system
Diuretics
Ouabain and quinidine
Pharmacologic determination of unknown drugs
Metrology and pharmaceutical arithmetic
Conversion table for calculating dosage
Laboratory exercise in veterinary pharmacy
Parenteral injections and other sterile preparations
Appendix