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misspop

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Describe the principal functions of glutamic acid.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What is the advantage of reuptake over enzymatic degradation in the termination of neurotransmitter postsynaptic effects?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Glutamate is the primary excitatory amino acid transmitter in the brain and is thought to exert effects via four receptor types (NMDA, AMPA, kainate, metabotropic glutamate receptor). Glutamate may play a role in cognition and in memory. Alcohol is an NMDA receptor antagonist; withdrawal from alcohol can lead to seizures.

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Answer: Reuptake transports the neurotransmitter molecule into the presynaptic terminal button where it can be moved into a vesicle for release into the cleft. Degradation cleaves the molecule into biologically inactive components. Restoration of the molecule will require all of the components required for synthesis. Reuptake is economical as it allows the transmitter molecule to be recycled.


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