neurotransmitter

[ UK /njˈuːɹətɹˌænsmɪtɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
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  • Well, dopamine is a brain neurotransmitter, and it's believed to regulate movement.
  • All nerve agents act by inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
  • The Golgi are budlike globular beauties of nature that package the neurotransmitters at their point of manufacture in the cell body and then, with the help of motor proteins, transport them and other essential molecules from within the cell body, down the axon, to the location of use near the cell membrane. THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD
  • This neurotoxic action kills bugs by reducing the level of a certain enzyme (acetylcholinesterase) that clears an important neurotransmitter chemical (acetylcholine) out of the junction between nerve cells. Dr. Walter Crinnion: Could Organic Produce Be the New Ritalin?
  • Accumulation of the neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft occurs provoking an increase in the stimulation of postsynaptic receptors. 3 Cocaine Toxicity
  • Second, small partially digested food proteins, called peptides, from gluten and casein can act to disturb the normal neurotransmitter function in the brain, and third, they can act as “excitotoxins,” increasing glutamate an excitatory neurotransmitter and creating a chain reaction that overexcites, injures, inflames and ultimately kills brain cells. The UltraMind Solution
  • psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters
  • Dream Water contains melatonin, a hormone which has been shown to aid sleep in healthy people and help fight insomnia (it gets a B from Natural Standard), as well as the amino acid 5-hydroxytryptophan and the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid. Drinks Intended to Calm You
  • These signaling molecules are called neurotransmitters because they transmit messages between neurons.
  • Serotonin, a neurotransmitter that regulates well-being, calmness and satiety, can be restored by eating carbohydrates.
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