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: drug
Action of drugs that target enzymes
To describe how enzymes function and how drug inhibitors block this action.
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Release Date: 11 March 2010
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
Plasma Proteins and Drug Distribution
Examing the role of plasma proteins in the blood in the distribution and elimination of drugs in the body.
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Release Date: 28 February 2017
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
Close Action of drugs that target enzymes
To describe how enzymes function and how drug inhibitors block this action.
Link to Resource: View Action of drugs that target enzymes
Release Date: 11 March 2010
Keywords
- Adrenaline
- drug
- enzymes
- Competitive inhibition
- Non- competitive
- Irreversible
- False substrates
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Close 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.
Link to Resource: View Clinical importance and receptor location within the cell
Release Date: 11 March 2009
Keywords
- time of effect
- anaphylactic shock
- Adrenaline
- corticosteroid
- drug
- Intracellular receptor
- Membrane bound receptor
- Receptor
Author(s)
- Briony Leighton
- Joanne Lymn
- Alison Mostyn
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Close 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.
Link to Resource: View Crossword - Introduction to Receptor Pharmacology
Release Date: 05 May 2009
Keywords
- agonist
- antagonist
- drug
- g-protein linked receptor
- kinase linked receptor
- ligand
- pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacology
- Receptor
- Nuclear receptors
- Ligand-gated ion channels
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Close How ligand-gated ion channel receptors communicate messages
This learning object explains how ligand-gated channel receptors signal messages.
Link to Resource: View How ligand-gated ion channel receptors communicate messages
Release Date: 28 June 2010
Keywords
- drug
- ion channels
- ligand
- Ligand-gated ion channels
- Receptor
- ionotropic
Author(s)
- Briony Leighton
- Joanne Lymn
- Alison Mostyn
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Close 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.
Link to Resource: View Importance of Drug Receptor Location
Release Date: 13 March 2009
Keywords
- Adrenaline
- agonist
- antagonist
- corticosteroid
- DNA
- DNA transcription
- DNA translation
- drug
- Drug actions
- g-protein linked receptor
- hydrocortisone
- ion channels
- ligand
- proteins
- Receptor
- RLO
- Steroid
- ULO
Author(s)
- Briony Leighton
- Joanne Lymn
- Alison Mostyn
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Close 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.
Link to Resource: View Importance of intracellular receptor location to the speed of drug action
Release Date: 10 March 2009
Keywords
- Nuclear receptors
- hydrocortisone
- corticosteroid
- Intracellular receptor
- ligand
- Receptor
- Steroid
- DNA transcription
- DNA translation
- DNA
- drug
- Drug actions
Author(s)
- Briony Leighton
- Joanne Lymn
- Alison Mostyn
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Close 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.
Link to Resource: View Importance of membrane bound receptors to the speed of drug action
Release Date: 09 March 2009
Keywords
- Adrenaline
- drug
- ligand
- Membrane bound receptor
- Biochemical cascade
- Drug actions
- Pharmacology
- Receptor
- time of effect
Author(s)
- Briony Leighton
- Joanne Lymn
- Alison Mostyn
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Close Receptor location and the speed of drug action
To explain how cellular receptor location influences the speed of drug action.
Link to Resource: View Receptor location and the speed of drug action
Release Date: 06 March 2009
Keywords
- drug
- Intracellular receptor
- Membrane bound receptor
- Receptor
Author(s)
- Briony Leighton
- Joanne Lymn
- Alison Mostyn
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