Veterinary Pharmacology lectures – Drugs acting on Autonomic Nervous System

Compiled by
Dr. Nirbhay Kumar
Asstt. Professor & Head
Department of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology
Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University
Patna – 800 014, Bihar

DRUGS ACTING ON AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Syllabus

Chapter 1: Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System.
Chapter 2: Neurohumoral transmission. Pharmacology of neurotransmitters.
Chapter 3: Cholinergic Neurotransmission.
Chapter 4: Cholinergic Drugs (Cholinoceptor agonists or Parasympathomimetics).
Chapter 5: Anticholinergic Drugs (Cholinoceptor antagonists or Parasympatholytics).
Chapter 6: Adrenergic Neurotransmission.
Chapter 7: Adrenergic Drugs (Adrenoceptor agonists or Sympathomimetics).
Chapter 8: Antiadrenergic Drugs (Adrenoceptor antagonists or Sympatholytics).
Chapter 9: Drugs acting on Autonomic Ganglia.
Chapter 10: Autacoids: Histamine, histamine analogues and antihistaminic agents, 5-Hydroxytryptamine and its agonists and antagonists, eicosanoids, platelet activating factors, angiotensin, bradykinin and kallidin.

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