Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 41.4, Problem 9LO
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To compare: The excitatory and inhibitory signals from neurotransmitters and their effect.

Introduction: Signal transduction is possible because of specialized nerve cells called neurons. The neurons are not physically joined together, so at neuron junction, signal is transmitted by a neurotransmitter molecule. Neurotransmitters can have different effects on binding to different receptors. Even on the same receptors, different neurotransmitters binding produce a different effect.

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