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Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Synaptic Transmission

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States9.15
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2007English
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This course considers the process of neurotransmission, especially chemicals used in the brain and elsewhere to carry signals from nerve terminals to the structures they innervate. We focus on monoamine transmitters (acetylcholine; serotonin; dopamine and norepinephrine); we also examine amino acid and peptide transmitters and neuromodulators like adenosine.

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