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Neuro_transmitters
Neurotrasmiters
type | description |
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Monoamines | Synthesized from single amino acid; Catecholamines (synthesized from tyrosine), dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine; Indolamines (synthesized from tryptophan), serotonin |
Soluble gases | Only exist for a few seconds, no packing vesicles; Nitric Oxide, Carbon Monoxide |
Acetylcholine | →Acetyl group + choline molecule, deactivated by enzymatic degradation, not reuptake |
-Neuropeptides | →Chains of 10 or fewer amino acids; example: endorphins |
Amino Acids | Fast-acting directed synapses in CNS; Glutamate, GABA, Aspartate, Glycine |