2015
Signaling in the Brain
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Signaling in the Brain. 2015, 3-22. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNeurotransmitters 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 chemicalsCellsAcetylcholineReuptakeCatecholaminesGABANeuronsNeurohormones
2001
Neurotransmitters 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