Neurotransmitters

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**Glutamate**
__________has an excitatory function. **___________** is an amino Acid. It has voltage and neurotransmitter dependant ion channels
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**GABA**
________has an inhibitory Function. It is an amino acid neurotransmitter and GABA receptors are ionotropic. Lack of _________ is related to seizure disorders
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**ACH (Acetylcholine)**

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In the CNS it is related to memory, learning REM and dreaming. In PNS it is related to muscle contraction. Botox prevents release of ACH in PNS
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**Myasthenia gravis**
is an autoimmune disorder treaded through ACHE inhibitors
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**Dopamine**
Excitatory and inhibitory effects. It is involved in voluntary movement, learning, attention, planning and problem solving
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**Norepinephrine:**
important for vigilance in the CNS and important for autonomic nervous system regulation in the PNS
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**Serotonin:**
mood regulation, eating, sleeping dreaming, arousal, pain regulation and impulse control
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**Histamine:**
involved in wakefulness
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**Peptides:**
co-release of peptides alongside neurotransmitter from terminal buttons to regulate sensitivity of presynaptic or postsynaptic receptors
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**Lipids:**
Synthesised on demand. They act as neurotransmitters to send messages between or within cells
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