JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

List of Experiments:

• 1. Introduction to experimental pharmacology.
• 2. Commonly used instruments in experimental pharmacology.
• 3. Study of common laboratory animals.
• 4. Maintenance of laboratory animals as per CPCSEA guidelines.
• 5. Common laboratory techniques. Blood withdrawal, serum and plasma separation, anesthetics and euthanasia used for animal studies.
• 6. Study of different routes of drugs administration in mice/rats.
• 7. Study of effect of hepatic microsomal enzyme inducers on the phenobarbitone sleeping time in mice.
• 8. Effect of drugs on ciliary motility of frog oesophagus
• 9. Effect of drugs on rabbit eye.
• 10. Effects of skeletal muscle relaxants using rota-rod apparatus.
• 11. Effect of drugs on locomotor activity using actophotometer.
• 12. Anticonvulsant effect of drugs by MES and PTZ method.
• 13. Study of stereotype and anti-catatonic activity of drugs on rats/mice.
• 14. Study of anxiolytic activity of drugs using rats/mice.
• 15. Study of local anesthetics by different methods

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All laboratory techniques and animal experiments are demonstrated by simulated experiments by

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• 1) Essentials of Experimental Pharmacology, General Concepts by Bothra Sunil