After reading this chapter you should be able to:
- Outline the criteria that need to be met before a molecule can be classified as a neurotransmitter.
- Identify the major neurotransmitter types and be aware that some molecules have neurotransmitter properties but cannot in the strictest sense be classified as neurotransmitters.
- Explain generation of action potentials, appreciate how neurotransmitters can be excitatory or inhibitory and summarize the process whereby a neurotransmitter is released from the presynaptic cell.
- Describe the different neurotransmitter receptors and their general mode of action.
- Describe the major biochemical pathways for neurotransmitter synthesis and degradation.
- Identify some clinical disorders that can arise as a result of disruption of neurotransmitter metabolism.
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