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9.15 Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Synaptic Transmission, Fall 2001

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Author(s)
Wurtman, Richard J., 1936-
Alternative Title
Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Synaptic Transmission
Date Issued
December 2001
Abstract
Considers the process of neurotransmission, especially chemicals used in the brain and elsewhere to carry signals from nerve terminals to the structures they innervate. Focuses on monoamine transmitters (acetylcholine; serotonin; dopamine and norepinephrine); also examines amino acid and peptide transmitters and neuromodulators like adenosine. Macromolecules that mediate neurotransmitter synthesis, release, inactivation, and receptor-mediated actions are discussed, as well as factors that regulate their activity and the second-messenger systems they control. Alternate years.
Subjects
neurotransmission
nerve terminals
monoamine transmitters
acetylcholine
serotonin
dopamine
norepinephrine
amino acid and peptide transmitters
neuromodulators
adenosine
neurotransmitter synthesis
release
inactivation
receptor-mediated
second-messenger
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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