Neurotransmitters Part 2 Flashcards
Example of Metabotropic Receptor-
Beta1 Adrenergic
B1: — greater affinity than —
Epi
NE
(Inc. Heart Rate and cardiac contractility)
Termination of Transmitter Action (3)
reuptake
breakdown
diffusion
reuptake
NT can be returned to axon terminals for reuse or transported into glial cells
breakdown
enzymes inactivate NT
diffusion
NT can diffuse out of the synaptic cleft
Nerve Gas Insecticides
AchE
Small molecule NT made in the
terminal
Peptides made in the
cell body
Classifying Neurons by Transmitter
ACh: class
cholinergic
Classifying Neurons by Transmitter
DA: class
dopaminergic
Classifying Neurons by Transmitter
NE: class
noradrenergic
Classifying Neurons by Transmitter
Glu: class
glutamatergic
Classifying Neurons by Transmitter
GABA: class
GABAergic
Classifying Neurons by Transmitter
peptide: class
peptidergic
Lidocaine-
VGNa channel blocker
Tetrodotoxin-
VGNa channel blocker
Caffeine- increase
neuronal excitability
Drugs- (3)
Cocaine, Amphetamines, SSRI
block reuptake (2)
SSRIs (5HT)
Cocaine (DA, NE)
Increase release, block reuptake (2)
Ecstasy
Amphetamine (DA, NE, 5HT)
Potentiation of synapses: — — potentiation
long term
Potentiation of synapses: increase… (2)
Increase the response in the postsynaptic neuron
Increase the release of NT (glutamate) from presynaptic neuron
Increase the response in the postsynaptic neuron (2)
- More receptors
* Phosphorylation of proteins to increase response