Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
Q
Technique of studying receptors using radioactively or non radioactively labels ligands
A
Ligand binding method
2
Q
How were opioids studied
A
Ligand binding method
3
Q
What is an endogemous opioid
A
Endorphin
4
Q
What is an opioid NT
A
Enkephalins
5
Q
Ligand
A
A chemical compound that binds to a specific site
That chemical would be a ligand for that receptor
6
Q
Sales principle
A
The idea that a neuron has only one NT
7
Q
What usually violates dales principle
A
Peptides
8
Q
Two or more NTs released from one nerve terminal
A
Cotransmitters
9
Q
Example of cotransmitters
A
Gaba and glycine
10
Q
What enzyme is needed for ACh
A
ChAT (choline acetyltransferase)
11
Q
Where is Char manufactured?
A
In the soma
12
Q
Two kinds of transporters
A
Neuronal membrane transporter
Vesicular transporter
