PSYC 355 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Gaba Receptor, Magnesium, Adenosine
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When applied experimentally, it mimics the response by the release from the presynaptic neuron. Artificially make a probe that complements the mrna. The tag is put on the probe, the probe will go to the sample and the probe will bind to the cells with that particular mrna. Over the years, neuroscientists have established certain criteria that must be met for a molecule to be considered a neurotransmitter: the molecule must be synthesized and stored in the presynaptic neuron. The molecule must be released by the presynaptic axon terminal upon stimulation. The molecule, when experimentally applied, must produce a response in the postsynaptic cell that mimics the response produced by the release of neurotransmitter from the presynaptic neuron. Once the neurotransmitter candidate has been chemically purified, it is injected under the skin or into the bloodstream of an animal where it stimulates an immune response.
