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Biopsychology, Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/17/2011

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Term
Acetylcholine
Definition
first chemical substance to be identified as a NT
Term
cholinergic
Definition
ACh containing nerve cell bodies
Term
nicotonic
Definition

type of ACh receptor

ionotropic, respond rapidly, excitatory, muscles also use

Term
muscarinic
Definition

type of ACh receptor

metabotropic, slower, excitatory or inhibitory

Term
monamines
Definition

Dopamine, norepenephrine, epinephrine

melatonin, serotonin

Term
dopamine
Definition
mesostriatal pathway, mesolimbocortical pathway
Term
serotonin
Definition

5HT

serotonegic

sleep states, mood, sexual behavior, anxiety

Term
norepenephrine
Definition
behavior, physiology, mood, arousal, sexual behavior
Term
amino acids
Definition

most common NTs

(glutamate, aspartate, GABA)

Term
glutamergic
Definition

ionotropic

learning and memory

Term
excitotoxicity
Definition
neural injury provoes excessive release of glutamate, produces prolonged depolarization of postsynaptic cells, killing them, exacerbates brain injury
Term
GABA
Definition

tranquilizer

provoke seizures

 

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