Synaptic Transmission

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Synaptic Transmission

• Synapses
• Neurotransmitters
• Transmission
• Receptors
• Endocrine Functions

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Synapses

• Axodendritic
• Axosomatic
• Axoaxonal

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Neurotransmitters

• Criteria
• Location
• Deactivation mechanism
• Release
• Receptors
• Artificial administration
• Receptor antagonists

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Neurotransmitters

• Classical
• Acetylcholine
• Monoamines
• Amino Acids
• Non-classical
• Neuropeptides
• Lipids
• Gases

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Neurotransmitter Release

• Exocytosis
• Endocytosis
• Removal
• Factors
• Firing rate
• Probability
• Autoreceptors
• Terminal
• Somatodendritic
• Heteroreceptors

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Receptors

• Ionotropic
• Metabotropic
• G-proteins
• Second messengers
• Protein kinases
• Tyrosine kinase

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Endocrine System

• Hormones
• Glands
• Adrenal
• Medulla
• Cortex
• Gonads

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Endocrine System

• Glands
• Pancreas
• Islets of Langerhans
• Thyroid
• Pineal
• Pituitary
• Anterior
• Posterior

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Endocrine System

• Mechanisms of Hormone Action
• Receptors
• Importance to Psychopharmacology