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If drug A antagonizes an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the Central Nervous System of a patient the most likely effect would be what?
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∙ 15y ago
Jittery - your taking away the inhibitory element with the antagonist.
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Is GABA a hormone?
GABA is a neurotransmitter, it is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter of the nervous system
Why can some neurotransmitters be both excitatory and inhibitory?
Excitatory neurotransmitter usually is acetylcholine. To get inhibitory responses in a nerve cell, the arrangement of receptors is different. The study of nervous system in detail will provide you exact answer to your question.
What neurotransmitter is increased in activity by Valium?
Valium (diazepam) is in the benzodiazepine family of medications. Benzodiazepines bind to GABA (gamma-amino-butyric acid) receptors, which are the major inhibitory neurotransmitters in the CNS (central nervous system). Thus, Valium facilitates an increase in GABA activity.
The neurotransmitters acetylcholine performs what two functions?
it acts as just a neurotransmitter for both the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
Neurotransmitter used to cause muscle contraction?
A neurotransmitter that causes muscle movement is called Acetylcholine. Acetycholine acts as on both the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
What is Gaba?
GABA (gamma-amino butyric acid) is an amino acid that serves as a neurotransmitter within the central nervous system.
How does whiskey sour affects the nervous system?
Alcohol binds to the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the nervous system, called GABA (gamma-amino-butyric acid). This produces a relaxant effect, but also a disinhibitory effect - which can cause poor impulse control when alcohol is used in excess.
Is acetylcholine an catecholamines?
Its a stimulatory and Inhibitory in nature..eg..it induces contraction of skeletal muscles fibres & inhibits contraction in cardiac muscle fibres. ---------------------------------------------------------Recommend if u like this.....
What is the most common neurotransmitter in the nervous system?
salt
The cells in the nervous system that receive and send neurotransmitter messages?
impulses travel to and from the central nervous system allowing the brain and spinal cord to control all your other body systems
What is acetylcholen?
Acetylcholine (ACh) is an exitatory neurotransmitter. This means it is released from the synapse of the neurone and promotes the continuation of the AP in the next neurone instead of inhibiting it. ACh is part of the peripheral nervous system and is not very prominent in the central nervous system.
Who carries messages from the sense organs to the central nervous system?
other nerve cells... The brain is made up of nerve cells (also called neurons). There are neurons both in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system. The communication between neurons occurs with release of neurotransmitters (chemicals that affect the surface of neurons). The release of neurotransmitters occurs when an electrical impulse travels down the neuron and causes the neuron to "fire" off neurotransmitter. This electrical impulse is called an "action potential." The release of neurotransmitter can have one of two possible effects on the "receiving" neuron, depending on which neurotransmitter binds with which neuron. It can make the receiving neuron either more likely to fire (excitatory) or less likely to fire (inhibitory). The result of this activity in billions of neurons creates quite a symphony, including everything we call thought.
