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
2
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Desipramine
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Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor
3
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Cocaine
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Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor
4
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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
6
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Flouxetine
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Prozac, SSRI, inhibits serotonin reuptake