PCP & Ketamine Questions and Answers
dissociative anesthesia
An unusual type of anesthetic state characterized by environmental detachment. It is produced by certain noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonists such as ketamine and PCP.
ketamine
Drug that binds to the PCP site and acts as a n...
PCP & Ketamine Questions and Answers
dissociative anesthesia - answer An unusual type of anesthetic state characterized
by environmental detachment. It is produced by certain noncompetitive NMDA receptor
antagonists such as ketamine and PCP.
ketamine - answer Drug that binds to the PCP site and acts as a noncompetitive
antagonist of the NMDA receptor. It is a dissociative anesthetic used in both human and
veterinary medicine, and it is also used recreationally.
phencyclidine (PCP) - answer Drug that binds to the PCP site and acts as a
noncompetitive antagonist of the NMDA receptor. It is a dissociative anesthetic that was
once used medicinally but is now only taken recreationally.
k-hole - answer PCP and ketamine effect includes distortions of bodily awareness,
experiences worlds or dimensions that are ineffable, perceptions that are located so
deep inside the mind that the real world seems distant
psychotomimetic effects - answer Effects that mimic psychosis in a subject, such as
by inducing hallucinations or delusions.
dextromorphan - answer Ingredient in cough medicine, very similar effects to PCP
and ketamine, this and its metabolite dextorphan act on the same receptors as PCP and
ketamine
aspartate - answer Ionized form of aspartic acid. It is an excitatory amino acid
neurotransmitter of the CNS.
d-serine - answer Amino acid that is a co-agonist with glutamate for the NMDA
receptor.
dizocilpine (MK-801) - answer Drug that binds to the PCP site and acts as a
noncompetitive antagonist of the NMDA receptor.
excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters - answer Transmitters, including glutamate,
aspartate, and some other amino acids, that cause an excitatory response in most
neurons of the brain or spinal cord.
excitatory amino acid transporter (EAAT) - answer Protein that transports glutamate
and aspartate across the plasma membrane. There are five such transporters,
designated EAAT1 to EAAT5.
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