Chapter 5 Introduction to Autonomic and Neuromuscular Pharmacology Overview The nervous system consists of the central and peripheral nervous systems. The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord,…
Chapter 7 Acetylcholine Receptor Antagonists Classification of Acetylcholine Receptor Antagonists Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists Belladonna Alkaloids • Atropinea • Hyoscyamine (LEVSIN) • Scopolamine (GENERIC, TRANSDERM SCOP) Semisynthetic and Synthetic Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists • Dicyclomine (BENTYL)…
Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology Pharmacology and Related Sciences Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on life processes. It is a fundamental science that sprang to the…
Type of tumor Characteristics 1. Cystic lesions Cystic lesions are the commonest orbital lesions seen in the pediatric age group Dermoid cysts are benign developmental choristomas sequestered in fetal suture…
Fig. 13.1 Molecular structures of fluorescein sodium and wavelength spectra peak excitation and emission The dye is visualized when illuminated in blue filter, appears florescent green, and is detectable in…
Fig. 6.1 Autonomic and trigeminal ocular projections in the eye (Adapted with permission from McDougal and Gamlin (2015)) Table 6.1 Presence and function of autonomic receptors in the structures of…
18.1.1 Limbal Epithelium Limbus region of the eye houses limbal epithelial stem cells (LESC). This niche is thought to be located in the palisades of Vogt (Hirano et al. 2003)…
Fig 10.1 Human tear film comprise of the lipid layer followed by the aqueous layer resting on the glycocalyx matrix of mucin layer on the corneal epithelium Mucins are large,…
Fig. 15.1 Necessities of extemporaneously dispensed drug formulations for ocular therapeutics Considering the eye as an unique organ, understanding of its structure is very essential to develop ophthalmic dosage forms….
Fig. 5.1 Collagen Biosynthesis: It involves synthesis of pro-α and β chains, self-assembly of pro-collagens, secretion, cleavage of pro-peptides and self-assembly into fibril Decorin (Li et al. 1992), lumican (Blochberger…
