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Learning Objects by Keywords

Our learning objects have been developed over the last 10 years using various platforms. You may find you need to download a Flash plugin (Opens in a new windows) to view some of the older ones, or try a different browser.

Selected Keyword: Receptor

An introduction to receptor pharmacology

To describe the different types of receptor which drugs target.

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Release Date: 08 October 2009

 

Clinical importance and receptor location within the cell

This learning object illustrates the clinical importance of receptor location in relation to the speed of drug action in practice.

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Release Date: 11 March 2009

 

Crossword - Introduction to Receptor Pharmacology

This RLO uses a crossword to assess your knowledge about the different receptor types and how drugs interact with them.

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Release Date: 05 May 2009

 

How ligand-gated ion channel receptors communicate messages

This learning object explains how ligand-gated channel receptors signal messages.

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Release Date: 28 June 2010

 

Importance of Drug Receptor Location

This the first Umbrella Learning Object (ULO) to be developed and contains the following Pharmacology RLO titles: Receptor location, Membrane Bound Receptors, Intracellular Receptors and Clinical importance and application.

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Release Date: 13 March 2009

 

Importance of intracellular receptor location to the speed of drug action

To explain how binding of a drug to an intracellular receptor influences cellular activity and how this relates to the timing of drug action.

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Release Date: 10 March 2009

 

Importance of membrane bound receptors to the speed of drug action

To determine the clinical importance of receptor location in determining the time of onset of drug effect.

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Release Date: 09 March 2009

 

Kinase-linked receptors

This learning resource explains the mechanism and action of kinase-linked receptors. It has been designed to work easily with the Core tool, an application currently under development. The Core tool will enable tutors to collect, organise and aggregate various resources and package them as one learning object.

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Release Date: 22 December 2010

 

Receptor location and the speed of drug action

To explain how cellular receptor location influences the speed of drug action.

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Release Date: 06 March 2009

 

Targets for Drug Actions

This RLO explains the four major targets at which drugs act, namely receptors, ion channels, carriers and enzymes

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Release Date: 08 October 2009