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What do amphetamines and cocaine effect?
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The work on the norepinephrine transporter. Block it, so norepinehrine hangs out between the synapse.
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What does met-tyrosine do?
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Inhibits tyrosine
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What are the steps in the evolution of tyrosine to epinephrine.
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Tyrosine --(tyrosine hydroxylase)--> Dopa --(dopa decarboxylase)--> Dopamine --(dopamine B-hydroxylase)--> Norepinephrine --(Phenyl n-methyl transferase)--> epinephrine
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Action of Vertylium and Guanithidine?
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Impair the ability of the vesicle to fuse with the membrane.
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Acetylcholine works in direct opposition to what?
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norepinephrine in sympathetics
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Where are epinephrine and norepinephrine able to act?
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Areas that are not local. They are able to do this by getting into the bloodstream and traveling elsewhere.
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Acetycholine works on which receptors?
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Nicotinc receptors
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Where do neurotransmitters work?
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Locally -- very close to the area in which they were released.
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