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11 Cards in this Set
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Acetylecholine (ACH) -- |
Post synaptic-- excitoatory Precursoer ---- Choline + Acetyle Coa Rate-Limiting step--- CAT--- CholineAcetyletransferase REmoval Mechanism - ACHase (acetylecholinease) small |
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Glutamate |
Excitatory Glutamine Glutaminase Transporter (removal mechanism) small |
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GABA |
Inhibitory Glutamate (precursor) limiting step in synthesis - GAD -- (glutamic acid decarboxylase) transporter (removal mechanism) |
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Glycine |
Inhibitory Serine (precursor) phosphoserine ( limiting) transporter(removing mech) small |
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Catecholamines (such as epinephrine , norepinephrine and dopamine) |
Excitoatory Tyrosine tyrosine hydroxylase (limiting synt.) transporter (mechanism removal), MAO, COMT small , dense , |
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Serotonine (5-HT) |
Excitatory Tryptophan tryptophan hydroxylase transporter (MAO) large, dense |
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Histamine |
Excitatory Histidine (precursor) histidine decarboxylase(limiting synt) transporters Larger dense core |
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ATP |
Excitatory ADP (precursor) Mitochondrial oxidative phsophorylation; glycolysis (limiting synth.) Hydrolysis to AMP and adenosine( removal) small clear |
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Neuropeptides |
excitatory and inhibitory Amino acid (protein synthesis= precursor) Synthesis and transport Proteases Large, dense core |
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Endocannabinoids |
inhibits inhibition membrane lipid- precursor Enzymatic modification of lipids (limiting synth.) Hydrolysis by FAAH(removal mechanism) none -- no visible type |
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Nitric oxide |
Excitatory and inhibitory Arginine (precursor) nitric oxide synthase (limiting synth.) Spontaneous oxidation(removal mechanism) None -- no vesicle type |
