Week 3 Topic 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the conventional neurotransmitters and their receptor types?
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2
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What are unconventional neurotransmitters?
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Two classes of unconventional transmitters are the endocannabinoids and the gasotransmitters.
These molecules are unconventional in that they are not stored in synaptic vesicles and may carry messages from the postsynaptic neuron to the presynaptic neuron. Also, rather than interacting with receptors on the plasma membrane of their target cells, the gasotransmitters can cross the cell membrane and act directly on molecules inside the cell.
3
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Types of neurotransmitters
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Amino acids
Mono amines
Peptides
Other
