The effects of a particular dose of a drug may differ significantly in young adults and elderly people, even if the dose is administered on a mg/kg basis. Give two reasons why this may occur
What will be an ideal response?
Younger adults have more P450 enzymes and more efficient kidney function; thus, metabolization and excretion is more efficient than in elderly people.
You might also like to view...
Because of the phenomenon of spontaneous recovery, psychologists believe that
a. extinction of a CR can never really occur. b. extinction of a CS can never really occur. c. the CR is not really extinguished but merely inhibited during extinction trials. d. the UR is not really extinguished but merely inhibited during extinction trials.
We usually discuss moral or immoral behavior only in cases in which the behavior significantly ___________________.
A. threatens nature B. affects another person or persons C. deviates from the norm D. deviates from a person's usual behavior
In the context of puberty, which of the following statements is true of the pituitary gland?
A) It causes the testes to decrease their output of testosterone. B) It releases hormones that control physical growth and the gonads. C) It stimulates the hypothalamus, perpetuating the feedback loop. D) It prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.
Discuss the tools available to you for doing library research. How would each be used?
What will be an ideal response?