Welcome to the Italian Society of Pharmacology

ITALIAN PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY
GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGICAL RESOURCES ON THE NET

PHARMACOLOGY OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM


VERSIONE ITALIANA

 

This web page (regularly updated) gives a complete guide for students and experts in the area of peripheral nervous system (PNS), from basic science to advancements in this area. This list of web addresses offers the opportunity to improve basic to advanced comprehension of anatomy, physiology and especially pharmacology of the PNS. Aiding and directing the user through the mass of internet sites.

 

The peripheral nervous system The primary concepts of the peripheral nervous system. The sensory and motor neurones, the principle peripheral neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, noradrenaline ….), the cranial nerves, the autonomic nervous system and numerous physiological processes that they control (perfect for students).
Anatomy of the Nervous System This is the ultimo site for human anatomy where you will find schematic designs very explicit of the peripheral nervous system, and this is not all. More over 13000 words.
Pain - Hope Through Research In this site of the "International Association for the Study of Pain" you will find all the information that you desire on the subject of pain, the treatments (therapy), subdivided into acute and chronic, paediatric pain, neuropathic, ……..
Life Science Reviews Within the Tocris site exists a review service very easy to use, consisting of reviews on the following subjects: neutrotransmitters, dopaminergic, adrenergic, GABAergic, peptidergic, histaminic, cannabinoids and much more. This site also allows you to download the schematic summaries and posters in pdf.

Nicotine and the Nervous System In man the effect of nicotine that manifest by physiologically altering the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally. The degree of modification by nicotine of the transmission of the nervous impulses through specific effects on the ganglia of the sensory nervous system…… Siting the extreme side of reality.
Living well with Asthma Discovering the secrets of asthma! When is a cough more than a cough? What's the relationship between asthma and allergies, asthma and constantly being blocked up, asthma and gastric acid reflux!
Farmacologia del sistema nervoso periferico No more secrets of pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system!
SIN The site for the Italian Society of Neurology. This site offers PhD places, scholarships, travel awards and jobs. This site also holds information concerning neurological congresses and what happening with neurological research in Italy.
AINV This is the site of the Italian Association for the study of the neuro- vegetative system.

SENSES To taste, smell, touch, hear and see; the majority of sensations that we perceive from the environment are bound to these five senses and the highly specialised structure of the peripheral nervous system which they are associated. In this site you will find an easy and detailed physiological scheme of the senses.

 


PAGE MAINTAINED BY:

Marcello Trevisani
Biol.Sc.D. - Ph.D. Student Pharmacology
Department of Experimental & Clinical Medicine Pharmacology Section
University of Ferrara
E-mail: tvm@unife.it

Selena Harrison
BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence
for the Study of Inflammation (ICSI)
University of Ferrara
E-mail: hrs@unife.it


Last update/revision: May 2003