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| Small molecule neurotransmitters |
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Acetylcholine
Monoamines
Amino Acids |
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| Neuropeptides (what and where) |
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| Two or more amino acids together Released from axon terminal No reuptake/recyclin |
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endogenous opiods
oxytocin
vasopressin
substance p |
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Catecholamines
Indolamines |
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Dopamine
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine |
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CNS:
REM
Activate Cortex
Learning and Memory
PNS:
Neuromuscular junction
Muscle activity
Effects:
Neocortex
hippocampus
thalamus
amygdala
Area released:
Basal forebrain
pons + midbrain |
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Nicotinic:
Ionotropic
Found on muscle
Stimulated by nicotine
generate muscle twitches
Muscarinic:
metabotropic
predominant in CNS
- axoaxonic synapses
- presynaptic facilitation |
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Nigrostriatal System
Mesolimbic System |
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Origin: Substantia nigra
Terminals: Striatum
Receptors: Metabotropic
Function: Control movement,parkinson's disease |
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Origin: Ventral tegmental area
Terminals: Limbic system, nucleus accumbens
FUnctions: Reward, memory, motivation |
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| Dopaminergic Systems in the brain |
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| Effects: Frontal lobe, basal ganglia, Amygdala, hippocampus |
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Origin: Locus coeruleus
Terminals: Most of the brain
Receptors: All metabotropic, respond to both E and NE
Functions:
vigilance
emotions |
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Origin: Raphe nuclei
Terminals: Most of the brain
Receptors: metabotropic
Functions: Mood, sleep, Appetite |
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Major excitatory NT in the CNS
Receptor types:
Metabotropic glutamate receptors
Ionotropic: NMDA, AMPA, Kainate |
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Major inhibitory neuron in the CNS
Receptor types:
GABAa (ionotropic)
GABAb (metabotropic) |
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Diffuses out of cell as soon as it is produced
No vesicles
No receptors - gets directly into other cells |
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