Neurotransmitters Flashcards

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Amphetamines

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indirectly acting sympathomemetic amine, taken up by presynaptic cell, causes vesicles to dump noradrenaline into cell then reverse reuptake transporters to flood synapse with noradrenaline

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Desipramine

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Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor

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Cocaine

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Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor

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MAO inhibitor

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Mono-amine oxidase inhibitor. Inhibits the enzyme that breaks down neurotransmitters, increasing effective neurotransmitter load in synapse. Cheese effect

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MDMA

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Indirectly (and directly) acting serotinergic agonist. Directly stimulates some receptors and also causes more serotonin release from the presynaptic cell. Can overwork

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Flouxetine

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Prozac, SSRI, inhibits serotonin reuptake

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