Neurotransmitter (7269 bytes)
1: ...aptic]] [[neuron]]. A chemical is classified as a neurotransmitter if it respects the following conditions:
8: == Types of neurotransmitters ==
10: ...their derivatives) are also generally admitted as neurotransmitters in [[autonomic]] neurons. Over 50 neuroactive pe...
12: ...reciate that it is the receptor that dictates the neurotransmitter's effect.
16: ...ne]] fuse, leading to the release of the packaged neurotransmitter, a mechanism called [[exocytosis]].

Synaptic vesicle (1327 bytes)
1: ...neurotransmitter vesicles''', store the various [[neurotransmitter]]s that are released during calcium-regulated [[e...
3: ...e [[stoichiometry]] for the movement of different neurotransmitters into a vesicle is given in the following table.
7: ! Neurotransmitter type(s) || Inward movement || Outward movement
9: ...stamine]], [[serotonin]] and [[acetylcholine]] || neurotransmitter⁺ || 2 H⁺
11: | [[GABA]] and [[glycine]] || neurotransmitter || 1 H⁺

Postsynaptic (579 bytes)
1: ...nder of a "signal" (which maybe taken to be the [[neurotransmitter|chemical]]s it releases or the [[action potential...
5: ''See also'': [[neurotransmitter]]

Neuromodulators (614 bytes)
3: ... actions. But many neuromodulators do also act as neurotransmitters.
5: See also: [[neurotransmitter]]s for a list of NMs/NTs.

Catecholamine (1398 bytes)
3: ...acid]] [[tyrosine]] that act as [[hormones]] or [[neurotransmitter]]s. They are examples of [[phenethylamine]]s.
7: ...e blood circulation. Noradrenaline is primarily a neurotransmitter of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system but ...

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (923 bytes)
3: ...reates dependency. The extreme depletion of this neurotransmitter in the brain of sober alcoholics causes them to s...

Beta-endorphin (128 bytes)
1: Beta-endorphine is a neurotransmitter. Low levels in the central nervous system may pl...

Aspartic acid (1068 bytes)
4: ...n [[mammal]]s, and might serve as an excitatory [[neurotransmitter]] in the brain. It is also used in the [[urea cyc...
8: This neurotransmitter may provide resistance to fatigue and thus lead t...
14: [[Category:Neurotransmitters]]

Reserpine (209 bytes)
1: ...n the [[brain]]. This leads to depletion of the [[neurotransmitter]] and subsequent [[depression]] in humans.

Neuromodulator (232 bytes)
1: ... [[neuromodulator]] is a substance other than a [[neurotransmitter]], released by a [[neuron]] at a [[synapse]] and ...

Presynaptic (155 bytes)
3: ...between two neurons, the cell that releases the [[neurotransmitter]] is referred to as the '''presynaptic''' cell.

Ionotropic receptor (1200 bytes)
1: ...e chemical signal of [[presynaptic]]ally released neurotransmitter directly and very quickly into a [[postsynaptic]]...

Neuropeptide Y (238 bytes)
1: ...ptide Y''' (NPY) is a 36 [[amino acid]] peptide [[neurotransmitter]] found in the [[brain]] and [[autonomic nervous ...

Reuptake (283 bytes)
1: '''Reuptake''' is the reabsorption of a [[neurotransmitter]] by the molecular transporter of a [[Synapse|pre...

Neuroeffector junction (162 bytes)
1: ...ion]] is the site where a [[neuron]] releases a [[neurotransmitter]] to affect a target (non-neuron) [[cell (biology...

L-DOPA (1425 bytes)
2: ...boxylation|decarboxylated]] in the brain to the [[neurotransmitter]] [[dopamine]] by the [[enzyme]] [[aromatic-L-ami...
4: ...he precursor molecule for the [[catecholamine]] [[neurotransmitter]]s [[dopamine]] and [[norepinephrine]] (noradrena...

Mydriasis (1315 bytes)
10: ...choline receptor]]s. Acetylcholine (ACh) is the [[neurotransmitter]] of the [[parasympathetic nervous system]], bloc...
12: ...rons, and its levels increase. Noradrenaline, the neurotransmitter for the SNS, causes dilation of the pupil.

Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (262 bytes)
1: ...''') are compounds that increase amounts of the [[neurotransmitter]] [[norepinephrine]] in the brain by inhibiting i...

Norepinephrine (2144 bytes)
3: ... a [[hormone]] into the blood, but it is also a [[neurotransmitter]] in the nervous system where it is released from...
5: ... the brain. Neurons using norepinephrine as their neurotransmitter project bilaterally from the locus ceruleus along...
10: ...PA)]], followed by [[decarboxylation]] into the [[neurotransmitter]] [[dopamine]], and the final β-[[oxidation]...
15: [[Category:Catecholamines]][[Category:Neurotransmitters]][[Category:Hormones]]

Subthalamic nucleus (1197 bytes)
1: ...The subthalamic nucleus utilizes the excitatory [[neurotransmitter]] [[Glutamate]] and forms a tight regulatory loop...
5: ...nglia are predominantly GABAergic (containing the neurotransmitter [[GABA]]). Although the dopaminergic (containing...

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