Neurotransmitter/Related Articles

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Brain [r]: The core unit of a central nervous system. ^[e]
Nervous system [r]: The control unit of bodily functions in animals. ^[e]
Neurochemistry [r]: A subfield of biology that focuses on the chemical makeup of the brain with a particular emphasis on the metabolism of neuroactive compounds like neurotransmitters. ^[e]
Neurophysiology [r]: The branch of physiology that studies the functions of the nervous system. ^[e]
Neurology [r]: The medical specialty concerned with evaluating the nervous system and the other system that it affects, and the treatment of nervous system disorders. ^[e]

Neuropsychopharmacology [r]: The study of the fundamental neuroscientific principles behind the action of drugs on brain and cognition; a subset of neuropharmacology, the action of drugs on all parts of the nervous system ^[e]

Peptide hormone [r]: A class of chemical messengers, secreted into the blood from endocrine cells, that bind to specific receptors expressed on the plasma membrane of target cells. ^[e]
Luteinizing hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description
Insulin [r]: Hormone that regulates blood glucose levels. ^[e]
Vasopressin [r]: A hormone also called (arginine vasopressin, (AVP); formerly known as antidiuretic hormone, ADH), produced in the hypothalamus secreted from the posterior pituitary that causes kidneys to concentrate urine to conserve water, also causes vasoconstriction. ^[e]
Somatostatin [r]: Neuropeptide whose best known function is as a hypothalamic factor that inhibits the secretion of growth hormone. ^[e]
Neurotensin [r]: Add brief definition or description

Acetylcholine [r]: A chemical transmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS) in many organisms including humans. ^[e]
- Acetylcholinesterase [r]: Add brief definition or description