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| first chemical substance to be identified as a NT |
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| ACh containing nerve cell bodies |
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type of ACh receptor
ionotropic, respond rapidly, excitatory, muscles also use |
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type of ACh receptor
metabotropic, slower, excitatory or inhibitory |
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Dopamine, norepenephrine, epinephrine
melatonin, serotonin |
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| mesostriatal pathway, mesolimbocortical pathway |
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5HT
serotonegic
sleep states, mood, sexual behavior, anxiety |
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| behavior, physiology, mood, arousal, sexual behavior |
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most common NTs
(glutamate, aspartate, GABA) |
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ionotropic
learning and memory |
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| neural injury provoes excessive release of glutamate, produces prolonged depolarization of postsynaptic cells, killing them, exacerbates brain injury |
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tranquilizer
provoke seizures
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