LIFESCI 2C03- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 40 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Involved direct transmission between cytosol of different molecules. Influx of calcium ions at the presynaptic neuron, causes vesicles to fuse to the membrane of the neuron and release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft to be uptaken by receptors in the post neuron. Enzymes needed are produced in the cell body, transported along the axon via slow axonal transport. Completely in the cell body and not just enzymes. The entire preparation happens in the cell body. There is an expiration process for the nt. Mostly found in the corpus striata receives major input from substantia nigra. Helps coordinate body movements (implicated in parkinson"s disease) Too many messages all at once could be one reason. Dopamine involved in attention to schizophrenia individuals get a deficits of this ex: of when we move way from the balance of concentration or amount, there are bad effects. Dopamine inhibits norepinephrine"s release and stimulation of the pineal gland (to release melatonin)
