Cambell Biology 11e Vol1 For Utah Valley University Ch 1-25
Cambell Biology 11e Vol1 For Utah Valley University Ch 1-25
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ISBN: 9781323691519
Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
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To review: Why the drugs used in nervous system diseases are targeted against receptors rather than neurotransmitters.

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Neurotransmitters or chemical messengers are the molecules that are available for the transmission of impulses from one neuron to another neuron, a muscle or a gland. It is released from the pre-synaptic cell and acts on the receptors that are present in the post-synaptic cell.

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