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Pharmacalology Video Guides, The (2 Parts)

Alternative title
Laboratory Guides, Series
Synopsis
A compilation of common experimental procedures, designed to reduce the usage of animals in undergraduate pharmacology practicals. Materials include step-by-step instructions on how to set up standard laboratory preparations used in pharmacology, also aiming to present the biological basis of a pharmacological preparation before using a computer-simulated preparation for an experiment.
1: Guinea pig isolated ileum; rat vas deferens; rat anococcygeus muscle; rat phrenic nerve/diaphragm; guinea pig isolated atria; introduction to isometric/isotonic contractions.
2: Guinea pig isolated trachea; guinea pig isolated aorta; rabbit isolated jejunum (Finkleman); injection techniques; measurement of blood pressure in anaesthetised animals; rat isolated perfused mesenteric bed.
Series
Pharma-Cal-Ogy, Tltp Project
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. ? min.
Year of production
1995
Availability
Sale
Notes
Available to UK higher education institutions.
Documentation
Accompanying documentation.
Uses
Undergraduate pharmacology
Subjects
Medical sciences
Keywords
computer-assisted learning; laboratory experiments; medical education; pharmacology teaching; Teaching & Learning Technology Programme

Credits

Writer
Jeremy Miles; Rachel Yardley

Sections

Title
Guinea Pig Isolated Ileum
Synopsis
Guinea pig isolated ileum - rat vas deferens; rat anococcygeus muscle; rat phrenic nerve/diaphragm; guinea pig isolated atria; introduction to isometric/isotonic contractions.

Title
Guinea Pig Isolated Trachea
Synopsis
Shows in detail the dissection of a ‘zig-zag’ strip and comments on its merits as opposed to the more laboriously prepared tracheal chain: the tissue is shown responding to carbachol.

Production Company

Name

Pharma-CAL-ogy Consortium

Distributor

Name

University of Leeds

Phone
0113 233 4313
Fax
0113 233 4331
Address
Department of Pharmacology
Worsley Medical Building
Leeds
LS2 9JT
Notes
Contact: Dr Ian Hughes, e-mail: i.e.hughes@leeds.ac.uk (4/96)
Name

University of Portsmouth, Learning Media Development

Contact
Richard Hackett
Email
lmd@port.ac.uk
Web
http://video.mdc.port.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
023 9284 5876
Fax
023 9284 5869
Address
Town Mount
Hampshire Terrace
Portsmouth
PO1 2QG
Notes
Unit Director: Jeremy Miles

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