tommyk
07-09-2005, 08:38 PM
There was a specific concept on the mech. of action of strychnine. Say I present a case of toxic dose to a human who was using it as either a drug or a rat-poison. What is the mech of action? What neurotransmitter is blocked?
a) Serve as antagonists of the neurotransmitter glycine at the postsynaptic spinal cord motor neuron. So the "off" button is deactivated, leading to overexcited nerves.
a) Serve as antagonists of the neurotransmitter glycine at the postsynaptic spinal cord motor neuron. So the "off" button is deactivated, leading to overexcited nerves.