2015
Neurotransmitters and Neurohormones
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Neurotransmitters and Neurohormones. 2015, 213-238. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0010.ChaptersNervous systemNearby glial cellsRole of neurotransmittersSpecific transporter proteinsExtracellular spaceGlial cellsNerve terminalsPresynaptic terminalsTransporter proteinsIntercellular communicationTarget cellsGreat diversityNeuropeptidesNeurotransmittersMultitude of chemicalsCellsAcetylcholineReuptakeCatecholaminesGABANeuronsNeurohormonesReceptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled Receptor/Ion Channel Systems
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled Receptor/Ion Channel Systems. 2015, 263-294. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0012.ChaptersProtein phosphorylationSecond messenger-dependent protein kinasesReceptor-channel couplingIon channel proteinsAppropriate biological responseExtracellular signalsDirect phosphorylationSpecific membrane receptorsProtein kinaseRegulatory componentsChannel proteinsSecond messenger systemsMembrane receptorsTransduction mechanismsIon channelsPhosphorylationBiological responsesMessenger systemsIon channel systemsDiversityTarget cellsSignal recognitionNeuronal excitabilityCellsKinase
2001
Synaptic Release of Neurotransmitters
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Synaptic Release of Neurotransmitters. 2001, 195-222. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemical communicationSecretion of proteinsVertebrate neuromuscular junctionSpecific chemical signalsEvolutionary pressureMembranous vesiclesChemical signalsEndocrine cellsRecipient cellsCell typesNeuronal cellsSecretory cellsMessenger substancesExtracellular spaceMuscle cellsLong axonsCellsNeuromuscular junctionTarget cellsChemical transmittersSynaptic terminalsSynaptic releaseGiant synapseSynaptic junctionsExocytosisNeurotransmitters and Neurohormones
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Neurotransmitters and Neurohormones. 2001, 223-252. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptors and Transduction Mechanisms I: Receptors Coupled Directly to Ion Channels
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms I: Receptors Coupled Directly to Ion Channels. 2001, 253-284. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTarget neuronsIon channelsParticular neurotransmitterNeuroactive substancesTransmitter releaseNervous systemNeurotransmitter receptorsNerve cellsHormone receptorsNeuronsTarget cellsReceptorsBiological responsesNeurotransmittersIntercellular communicationCell typesExtracellular signalsChemical signalsTransduction mechanismsResponseCellsNeurohormonesReceptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled Receptor/Ion Channel Systems
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled Receptor/Ion Channel Systems. 2001, 285-314. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular signalsSingle protein complexIon channel familyMembrane ion channelsBiological responsesFamily of receptorsProtein complexesIntercellular communicationTarget cellsChannel familyIon channelsIon channel systemsCellsSpecific receptorsNeuronal excitabilityParticular target cellsFinal stepReceptorsFamilyTransductionBiochemistryComplexesResponseExcitabilityNeurons