A. Life Cycle of a Chemical Neurotransmitter (CNT)

Step 1. CNT Biosynthesis

Step 2. CNT storage

Step 3. CNT release into synaptic cleft

Step 4. Interaction with CNT receptors

Step 5. Termination of neurotransmitter action (uptake, metabolism)

B. CNS Neurotransmitters, Receptors and Signal Transducers

C. Structural Features of CNS CNTs (Click)

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• WWW Links to Additional Information about Neurotransmission
  • Read about the discovery of the process of chemical neurotransmission
  • Obtain additional information pertaining to biochemical and pharmacological aspects of chemical neurotransmission.
  • A primer on Neurotransmission (Compliments of Merck Co. - click on "continue to the Merck Manual" then select "Section 22-CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY" then "Section 284 - NEUROTRANSMISSION).
  • View this tabulation of diseases/disorders correlated with a chemical neurotransmission defect.

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