"Pediatric
neurotransmitter diseases" is an umbrella term for genetic disorders that affect the functions of
neurotransmitters, such as:
"When we assessed the effects of prenatal exposure to medications that affect major
neurotransmitter systems, we found that most of the associations are substantially modified when accounting for maternal characteristics," Janecka said in a statement.
Thanks to genomics and proteomics, we have begun to understand the role that
neurotransmitters play in allowing parasites to manipulate host behavior.
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Of course, nothing in our body works in isolation, and dopamine isn't the only
neurotransmitter affected by shifting hormones.
Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals responsible for the communication between brain cells.
The B vitamin folate helps promote the production of the
neurotransmitter dopamine, which is responsible for feelings of pleasure and reward.
Excitatory
neurotransmitters promote neuronal firing while inhibitory ones suppress it, and although glutamate and GABA are among two of the most common
neurotransmitters in the mammalian brain, neurons are usually specialists, producing one but not both kinds of chemical messengers.
The difference is that AdreCor with SAMe replaces L-methionine with SAMe to provide greater methylation support and enhanced synthesis of other monoamine
neurotransmitters. It also serves as an important cofactor in the synthesis of epinephrine.
"Other studies have noted that PD is characterised by progressive loss of vesicle traffic, and
neurotransmitter release.
Antagonist: An agent that blocks or reverses the actions or effects of another agent (e.g., a drug that blocks the effects of a
neurotransmitter).