Neurochemistry Cards – Flashcards
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ACh
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NT for Neurons connected to voluntary muscle contraction Heart beat Attention, sleep, memory, mood
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Basal Nucleus of Meynert
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Many cell bodies producing ACh
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Parkinson's
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Disease with decrease in ACh releasing neurons
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GABA
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Amino acid inhibits neuron firing
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Benzodiazepines anticonvulsants
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Increase GABA activity
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Huntington's disease
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GABA pathology
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Glutamate
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AA Excitatory signals Affected: ketamine, EtOH, PCP
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Dopamine and Norepinephrine
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Catecholamines Cause psych symptoms
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Midbrain, VTA, hypothalamus
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Areas of catecholamines synthesis
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Dopamine
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Regulates movement (midbrain), endocrine system
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Substantia Nigra
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Dopamine production site
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Parkinson's
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Disease related to dopamine
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Norepinephrine
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Sympathetic NS to regulate HR and BP Stress inc release from adrenal medulla
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Locus Coeruleus
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Cell bodies of NE neurons in the brainstem
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L-Dopa
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parkinson's effective TX
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Serotonin
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Sleep, mood, depression, anxiety
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Raphe nuclei
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Serotonin synthesis
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Mu receptor
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Preferential morphine receptor
