The Actions of Nervous System Drugs on Cell Membranes
- 1 September 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Hospital Practice
- Vol. 9 (9), 93-101
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21548331.1974.11706870
Abstract
The two extreme forms of drug action at the level of the cell membrane are exemplified by anesthetic-analgesics, which are nonspecific and appear to depend largely on their physical ability to enter the membrane, and by opiate narcotics, which act specifically, requiring distinctive chemical receptors. Tranquilizers may have both actions. The mechanisms involved are described.Keywords
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