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Amino acids - many, but 3 important Glutamate (glutamic acid) - main excitatory/learning - glutamine - glutamic acid - 4 receptor types - Kainate/Quisqualate - NMDA - AMPA - Meta - few or several? - inactivation - reuptake - distribution.
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Amino acids - many, but 3 important Glutamate (glutamic acid) - main excitatory/learning - glutamine - glutamic acid - 4 receptor types - Kainate/Quisqualate - NMDA - AMPA - Meta - few or several? - inactivation - reuptake - distribution
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) - main inhibitory - glutamic acid -> GABA - 2 receptor types - GABA A - ionotropic/Cl- - GABA B - metabotropic/K+ - inactivation -reuptake -neuron/glia - distribution Glycine - inhibitory - spine/hindbrain/motor - ionotropic - Cl-
Monoamines (Biogenic Amines) - slower/longer effect - modulatory - catecholamines - Epinephrine, norE, dopamine - indolamines - serotonin (5-HT) - Dopamine Tyrosine - L-DOPA - Dopamine - 5 receptor types - metabotropic - release - varicosities - inactivation - reuptake & MAO - distribution