Unit name | Pharmacology of ion channels and synaptic transmission |
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Unit code | PHPH30002 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Sheppard |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
PHPH20011 Principles of Pharmacology 2A |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Students study advanced topics covering the pharmacology of ion channels and synaptic transmission. Lectures examine how drugs affect the function of a number of ion channels (including potassium and calcium channels), the roles these channels play in regulating transmitter release, examples of diseases caused by mutations in ion channels, the fundamental properties of transmitter release and synaptic transmission, and how drugs can be used to modify the operation of channels and transmitter release in the treatment of disease.
Lectures, practicals
The unit will be assessed through an in-course essay (1000 words) (10%) and one 3 hour examination in May/June (90%).
Reviews and primary articles from the current scientific literature (updated by individual lecturers on an annual basis).