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| motor neur. ® skel. mus. |
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| ANS, esp.
parasympath. |
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| n. basalis of Meynert |
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| presynaptic
modulator |
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| O |
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| myasthenia gravis |
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| Alzheimer’s |
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| CAT |
| acetyl CoA + choline |
| CH3-C-O-CH2-CH2-N+-(CH3)3
+ CoA |
| acetylcholine |
| HO- |
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| substan. nigra ® caudate n. |
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| midbrain ® limbic system |
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| Parkinson’s |
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| drug addiction |
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| schizophrenia |
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| AAAD |
| TH |
| tyrosine + O2 |
| L-DOPA |
| HO- |
| -CH2-CH2-NH2 |
| dopamine |
| OH |
| HO- |
|
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| sympathetic
endings |
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| locus coeruleus |
|
| DBH |
| dopamine |
| HO- |
| -CH-CH2-NH2 |
| depression |
| norepinephrine |
| OH |
| HO- |
|
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| adrenal medulla |
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| (neurohormone) |
|
| PNMT |
| norepinephrine |
| HO- |
| -CH-CH2-NH-CH3 |
| epinephrine |
| raphé n. |
| depression |
| TrH |
| AAAD |
| -CH2-CH2-NH2 |
| tryptophan + O2 |
| 5-HTP |
| serotonin |
| N |
| glutamate |
|
|
| major excitatory
transmitter |
|
| in brain |
|
| stroke |
| GAD |
|
|
| major inhibitory
transmitter |
|
| in brain |
|
| epilepsy |
| gamma-amino butyric acid
(GABA) |
| glutamate |
| glycine |
|
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| major inhibitory
transmitter |
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| in spinal cord |
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