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Neurotransmitters Flashcards

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Dopamine - altered cause what diseases?

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Increase: schizophrenia
Decrease: depression, Parkinson disease

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Norepinephrine production in brain

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1 - locus cereleus

reticular formation
solitary pathway

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NE - altered causes what disorders?

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decrease: depression
Increase: anxiety, mania

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Serotonin - altered cause what diseases?

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Decreased: anxiety, depression

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Serotonin production in brain

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raphe nucleus

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Acetylcholine - altered cause what diseases?

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Increase: parkinson disease (primarily dopamine mediated)
Decrease: Alzheimer dz, huntington dz

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GABA production in brain

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produced from glutamate and vitamin B6 in the nucleus accumbens

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GABA - altered causes what diseases?

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Decreased: anxiety, huntington dz

B6 deficiency can decrease GABA production leading to seizures

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