20.201 Mechanisms of Drug Actions
As taught in: Fall 2005
Three sets of brain scans from a young adult given a placebo (top) and two different doses of methylphenidate (bottom), showing the ability of methylphenidate to block the transporter "gates" by which the brain chemical dopamine returns to its home cell after sending a pleasure signal. (Image courtesy of the Brookhaven National Laboratory.)
Level:
Graduate
Instructors:
Prof. Peter Dedon
Prof. Steven Tannenbaum
Course Features
Course Description
This course covers the chemical and biological analysis of the metabolism and distribution of drugs, toxins and chemicals in animals and humans, and the mechanism by which they cause therapeutic and toxic responses. Metabolism and toxicity as a basis for drug development is also covered.
