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    This document discusses neurotransmitters and their function in the nervous system. It notes that neurotransmitters are classified as either excitatory or inhibitory and only fit into specific receptor molecules. The main neurotransmitters are listed as acetylcholine, aspartate, dopamine, histamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, glutamate, and serotonin as excitatory, and GABA and glycine as inhibitory. Neurotransmitters are chemicals used for neuronal communication and signaling in the brain and body, with over 50 identified, and are also classified by their chemical structure and whether they are direct or indirect acting.

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    This document discusses neurotransmitters and their function in the nervous system. It notes that neurotransmitters are classified as either excitatory or inhibitory and only fit into specific receptor molecules. The main neurotransmitters are listed as acetylcholine, aspartate, dopamine, histamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, glutamate, and serotonin as excitatory, and GABA and glycine as inhibitory. Neurotransmitters are chemicals used for neuronal communication and signaling in the brain and body, with over 50 identified, and are also classified by their chemical structure and whether they are direct or indirect acting.

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    Neuronal Junction

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    This document discusses neurotransmitters and their function in the nervous system. It notes that neurotransmitters are classified as either excitatory or inhibitory and only fit into specific receptor molecules. The main neurotransmitters are listed as acetylcholine, aspartate, dopamine, histamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, glutamate, and serotonin as excitatory, and GABA and glycine as inhibitory. Neurotransmitters are chemicals used for neuronal communication and signaling in the brain and body, with over 50 identified, and are also classified by their chemical structure and whether they are direct or indirect acting.

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    Removal of Neurotransmitter from

    Synaptic Cleft

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    Receptor Molecules and Neurotransmitters
    • Neurotransmitter only "fits" in one receptor.
    • Not all cells have receptors.
    • Neurotransmitters are excitatory in some cells and inhibitory in
    others.
    • Some neurotransmitters (norepinephrine) attach to the
    presynaptic terminal as well as postsynaptic and then inhibit the
    release of more neurotransmitter.

    3
    Neurotransmitters found in the nervous system

    EXCITATORY

    Acetylcholine
    Aspartate
    Dopamine
    Histamine
    Norepinephrine
    Epinephrine
    Glutamate
    Serotonin
    INHIBITORY
    GABA
    Glycine
    4
    Neurotransmitters
    • Chemicals used for neuronal communication
    with the body and the brain
    • 50 different neurotransmitters have been
    identified
    • Classified chemically and functionally
    • Chemically:
    • ACh, Biogenic amines, Peptides
    • Functionally:
    • Excitatory or inhibitory
    • Direct/Ionotropic (open ion channels) or
    Indirect/metabotropic (activate G-proteins) that create a
    metabolic change in cell

    5
    Chemical Neurotransmitters

    • Acetylcholine (ACh)
    • Biogenic amines
    • Amino acids
    • Peptides
    • Novel messengers: ATP and dissolved gases NO and CO

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