Table. Advanced Preparation Readings.

Book/Chapter	Topic
Katzung & Trevor, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 13th ed., chapter 6: Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology	Autonomic nervous system (ANS) physiology •ANS functional anatomy •ANS neurochemistry •ANS effectors •ANS reflexes •ANS regulated behaviors
Rhoades & Bell, Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine, 4th ed., chapter 8: Skeletal and Smooth Muscle	Neural control of effectors •Types of end effectors •Excitation-contraction coupling •Somatic spinal reflexes •Smooth muscle tone •Excitation-secretion coupling
Katzung & Trevor, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 13th ed., chapters 7: Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs and 8: Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs	Parasympathetic pharmacology •Mechanisms of signal transduction through muscarinic and nicotinic receptors •Physiologic response to parasympathetic stimulation •Impact of receptor selectivity of parasympathomimetic and parasympatholytic agents •Mechanism of action, receptor selectivity, physiologic and adverse effects, and common uses for muscarinic receptor agonists, muscarinic receptor antagonists, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, pralidoxime, nicotinic receptor (NN) antagonists, nicotinic receptor (NM) antagonists, and succinylcholine
Katzung & Trevor, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 13th ed., chapters 9: Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic Drugs and 10: Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs	Sympathetic pharmacology •Mechanisms of signal transduction through alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors •Physiologic response to sympathetic stimulation •Impact of receptor selectivity of sympathomimetic and sympatholytic agents •Mechanism of action, receptor selectivity, physiologic and adverse effects, and common uses for alpha-adrenergic receptor agonists, alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonists, beta-adrenergic receptor agonists, beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists, and drugs affecting the uptake, synthesis, metabolism, and release of norepinephrine and epinephrine