Flashcards in Neurotransmission Deck (13):
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Amino acid neurotransmitters
Glutamate
GABA
Glycine
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Monoamine neurotransmitters
ACh
Adrenaline
NA
Dopamine
Serotonin
Histamine
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Purine neurotransmitters
Adenosine
ATP
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Peptide neurotransmitters
Substance P
Endorphin
Dynorphins
Somatostatin
CCK
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Which neurotransmitter receptors are ligand gated ion channels?
Inotropic; membrane receptors directly coupled to an ion channel. Transmission is fast
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Which neurotransmitters are GPCR?
Metabotropic; modulates the activity of ion channels indirectly and therefore slower
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What are the main excitatory neurotransmitters that result in the production of an EPSP?
Glutamate
ACh
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What are the main inhibitory neurotransmitters that result in an IPSP?
GABA
Glycine
Act via chloride or potassium channels
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What is temporal summation?
Occurs when EPSPs arrive rapidly one after the other at the same target cell, without time to decay and therefore bringing the membrane potential to threshold
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What is spatial summation?
ESPS from different sites on the neuron combine at the same time
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Mechanism of action of AMPA receptrs
Glutamate binds
Conformational shift
Na+ influx
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Mechanism of action of NMDA receptors
Permeable to Ca2+
Removal of Mg 2+ via depolarisation to allow Ca2+ to enter
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