Neurotransmitter

... carcinoma cells in my research, and I differentiate them into neurons using retinoic acid. I wish to create a stable clone expressing a GFP-fusion neurotransmitter receptor, of either NMDA-R or AMPA-R, but I am not very clear about what should be done. First off, how should I go about getting a ...

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and how much of it is used as a neurotransmitter? Of the alleged 50g a day produced by the body? How much of it is incorporated as a protein building block and how much remains free to act as a neurotransmitter? Also I wonder how long does ...

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for number 1 you have neurotransmitters that induce the initial opening of channels, and as it builds up to the threshold number 2 is based on the physics principle and that a current travels faster with large diameter, there should ...

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... receive,integrate and PROCESS the information. What meant by processing?How to explain it? Neurons process information in the sense that they use neurotransmitter to send messages from one neuron to another. You can find more about this here: http://www.interactive-biology.com/?s=neuron&x=0&y=0 ...

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... of the varieties being tryptophan—tryptophan is either a part of, a precursor of, or helps to make (I'm not sure, exactly) serotonin, which is a neurotransmitter involved in sleep. I would assume it is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Okay, I looked it up. WebMD says: "L-tryptophan is an ...

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