Mechanism of Action of Antipsychotics, Haloperidol and Olanzapine in vitro
Schizophrenia affects 1-1.5% of people in the United States alone. Haloperidol (HP), a butyrophenone and a typical antipsychotic, has been used as an antipsychotic drug in human. Unfortunately, the therapeutic effects of HP also come with severe extrapyramidal side effects, resulting in movement dis...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31133 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02052001-120403/ |