Part 6: Synapses, Muscle Regulation, and Special Messengers

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IPSP

hyperpolarization that makes the cell less likely to fire.

Cl channels can open through ligand-gated channels

K channels open through G-protein-gated channels

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PKA

protein kinase that is activated by cAMP

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MLCK

protein kinase that is activated by calmodulin

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Tonus

the partial tension that a muscle maintains even at rest

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ESPS

NMDA receptors are slow, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are fast. Ligand-gated cation channels

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Intracellular receptors

steroid hormone receptors, thyroid hormone, vitamin D, nitric oxide

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Nitric oxide

moves across the membrane easily as it is a gas