Lecture 8 - Neurophysiology IV

Electrical synapse
Gap junction

Chemical synapse
Presynaptic neuron
Postsynaptic neuron
Synaptic cleft
Synaptic vesicle
Synapsin
Docking protein
Neurotransmitter
Voltage-gated Ca²⁺ channel
Receptor protein

Acetylcholine (ACh)
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)

Ionotropic receptor
Metabotropic receptor

G-protein complex

Excitation
Inhibition
Excitatory postsynaptic potential (epsp)
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential (ipsp)

Neuronal integration
Temporal summation
Spatial summation

Cholinergic receptors

Biogenic amines
Catecholamine
   Epinephrine
   Norepinephrine
   Dopamine
Adrenergic receptors
Serotonin

Amino acid neurotransmitters
Glutamate
Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)
Glycine

Neuroactive peptides (Neuropeptides)
Endorphin
Enkephalin

Nitrous oxide