NEUROTRANSMITTERS FOR CHAPTER 10

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Neurotransmitters produced in

Rough ER or cytoplasm

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Neurotransmitters transported by

Vesicle trafficking

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(MONOAMINE) Epinephrine (adrenaline)

Increases excitability

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(MONOAMINE) Norepinephrine

Good mood

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(MONOAMINE) Dopamine

Mood enhancer; frontal lobe decision-making; inhibitory transmitter

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(MONOAMINE) Serotonin

Inhibitory

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(ACETYLCHOLINE) Acetylcholine

Works with skeletal motor neurons

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(AMINO ACID) Glutamate

Most common excitatory neurotransmitter; astrocytes

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(AMINO ACID) GABA (alpha & beta)

Majority of postsynaptic inhibition (brain)

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(AMINO ACID) Glycine

Cl⁻ influx; prevents Ca²⁺ release; major inhibitory NT (spinal cord)

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(NEUROPEPTIDE) Endorphins

Block substance P (pain relief)

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(NEUROPEPTIDE) Enkephalins

Suppress substance P

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(NEUROPEPTIDE) Substance P

Excitatory; pain pathway