Transmitters & Receptors

Outline

Two forms of neuronal communication: electrical & chemical
- Electrical Synapses
- Conventional Chemical Synapses
Structure of excitatory and inhibitory synapses
Excitatory neurotransmitters & their receptors
- Glutamate
- AMPA & NMDA
- Calcium permeability
- Postsynaptic density & trafficking
Inhibitory neurotransmitters & their receptors
- GABA & Glycine
- Homology to acetylcholine receptors
- Pre- vs post-synaptic receptors
Small molecule transmitters and neuroactive peptides
Transcellular messengers