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asd123

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Briefly compare the differences between ionotropic and metabotropic receptors. Include their mechanisms of action and how they explains the difference in the effects on the postsynaptic cell.
 
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By blocking dopamine release, some antidepressant drugs that increase serotonin levels also ____.
 
  a. increase sexual activity
 b. decrease sexual activity
 c. cause permanent organizational defects
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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Ionotropic receptors are ion channels that open as soon as the neurotransmitter attaches and close when the neurotransmitter is removed, making the effects rapid and short-lived.
Metabotropic receptors use a second messenger system to affect many different activities in the cell, which are slower but longer lasting.

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