is the only transporter protein in the central nervous system that mediates the storage of monoamine neurotransmitters. It plays a critical role in mediating nerve impulse transmission and ...

A fluorescent probe designed to incorporate a fluorophore into the structure of a neurotransmitter finds activity-dependent heterogeneity in dopamine release at individual synapses ...

Dopamine, a powerful brain chemical and neurotransmitter ... included novel mutations in the worm gene encoding the dopamine ...

They showed that meth and PCP caused neurons to change the way they communicate through a process known as neurotransmitter switching. Neurotransmitter switching is a form of brain plasticity ...

As neurotransmitter levels change ... if they possessed a slight variation in the gene encoding the serotonin transporter 5-HTT, which is known to be involved in psychiatric disorders, as well ...

Variation of one gene associated with the serotonin system (the serotonin transporter gene ... role does serotonin play in depression? The neurotransmitter serotonin is one of many signaling ...

Rafaela was a PhD student from Brazil who developed a four-month work/study project in the lab, focusing on learning cell transfection techniques and neurotransmitter transporter-based assays. She ...

with a particular focus on the major neurotransmitter systems and neuroplasticity. ↔ 5-HTT binding (PC, OC, HYP, MB) in early adolescent ↔ 5-HTT binding in late adolescent ...

There are two types of removal: Re-uptake – the neurotransmitter is reabsorbed back into the presynaptic neuron and restored inside a vesicle ready to be used again. For example, noradrenaline.

Parkinson's disease has been getting increased attention in the media, but misinformation abounds. Here, a Parkinson's expert ...

Major depressive disorder is one of the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide. No single antidepressant has been shown to be more effective than any other in lifting depression, and the ...

This is the all-new, seventh-generation Volkswagen Transporter: the latest iteration of VW’s popular medium panel van and the sister model to the best-selling Ford Transit Custom. The new T7 ...