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Neurotransmitters

Known as: Neurotransmitter, Transmitter Substances, Nerve, Substances, Nerve Transmitter 
Endogenous signaling molecules secreted by neurons that alter the behavior of neurons or effector cells. Neurotransmitter is used here in its most… 
National Institutes of Health

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AcetylcholineAdenosineAminobutyric AcidAminobutyric Acids
Amino AcidsAutacoidsInhibitory Nerve ControlNeurochemistry - biologic function

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Biological macromoleculeNeurotransmitter AgentsOrganic ChemicalsPeripheral Nervous System Agents

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Review
2007
Review
2007
5-HT Receptor Regulation of Neurotransmitter Release
Serotoninergic neurons in the central nervous system impinge on many other neurons and modulate their neurotransmitter release… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
VGLUTs define subsets of excitatory neurons and suggest novel roles for glutamate
Review
1998
Review
1998
Neurobiological Similarities in Depression and Drug Dependence: A Self-Medication Hypothesis
Review
1994
Review
1994
Bridging the cleft at GABA synapses in the brain
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The ligand-binding domain in metabotropic glutamate receptors is related to bacterial periplasmic binding proteins
Review
1993
Review
1993
Prenatal malnutrition and development of the brain
Review
1991
Review
1991
The dopamine hypothesis of the reinforcing properties of cocaine
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Immunocytochemical localization of glutamic acid decarboxylase in neuronal somata following colchicine inhibition of axonal transport
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Neurotransmitter Synthesis by Neuroblastoma Clones
Neuroblastoma clones were examined for choline acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.6), tyrosine hydroxylase (EC 1.14.3.a… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Brain Serotonin Content: Increase Following Ingestion of Carbohydrate Diet
In the rat, the injection of insulin or the consumption of carbohydrate causes sequential increases in the concentrations of… 
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