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• URB754
  ...06.07.008}}</ref> Some controversy in the field remains regarding the use of this compound. ...s in the central nervous system and is the most abundant molecular species of monoacylglycerol found in rat brain.[1,3] [[Monoacylglycerol lipase]] (MGL)
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• Cannabis
  ...ists of dried flowers and leaves of plants selected to produce high levels of THC. Various extracts including [[hashish]] and [[hash oil]] are also produ ...tor3-first = Postgate|editor3-last = Nicholas|title = A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian|edition = |series = SANTAG|volume = 5|place = |publication-place =
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• Marijuana and the brain
  {{Expert-subject-multiple|Neuroscience|Pharmacology|Cannabis|Psychedelics, Dissociatives and Deliriants}} ...may lead to physical changes in the brain, which may affect the behaviour of the individual and their interactions with the environment.
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• Cys-loop receptors
  ...ighly conserved amino acids apart near the N-terminal extracellular domain of the alpha subunit. ...l domain; three highly conserved transmembrane domains; a cytoplasmic loop of variable size and amino acid sequence; and a fourth transmembrane domain wi
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• SK channel
  ...+-activated K+ channels modulate synaptic plasticity and memory encoding | journal = J. Neurosci. | volume = 22 | issue = 23 | pages = 10163–71 | year = 200 ...units associate to form a symmetric [[tetrameric protein|tetramer]]. Each of the subunits has six [[hydrophobic]] [[alpha helix|alpha helical]] domains
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• Neuroproteomics
  ...or. Neuroproteomics is a complex field that has a long way to go in terms of profiling the entire neuronal proteome. It is a relatively recent field th So far, only small subsets of the neuronal proteome have been mapped, and then only when applied to the p
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• Amyloid precursor protein
  ...tal-binding domain of APP with a bound [[copper]] ion. The [[side chain]]s of the two [[histidine]] and one [[tyrosine]] residues that play a role in met ...f an antiparallel dimer of the human amyloid precursor protein E2 domain | journal = Mol. Cell | volume = 15 | issue = 3 | pages = 343–53 | year = 2004 | mo
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• Dale's principle
  ...molecules located in the membrane of another neuron, on the opposite side of the synapse.]] ...[synapse|synaptic]] connections to other cells, regardless of the identity of the target cell. However, there has been disagreement about the precise wo
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• Neuromodulation
  ...reas of the nervous system, having an effect on multiple neurons. Examples of neuromodulators include [[dopamine]], [[serotonin]], [[acetylcholine]], [[h ...in the latter case they are [[ligand-gated ion channels]]. The former type of synaptic transmission often involves effects on [[voltage-gated ion channel
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• Excitotoxicity
  ...ial calcium handling in a mtSOD1 cell culture model of motoneuron disease |journal=[[BMC Neurosci]] |volume=10 |issue= |pages=64 |year=2009 |pmid=19545440 |pm ...lpain]]. These enzymes go on to damage cell structures such as components of the [[cytoskeleton]], [[cell membrane|membrane]], and DNA.
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• Vesicular monoamine transporter
  ...transport protein]] integrated into the membrane of intracellular vesicles of [[synapse|presynaptic neurons]]. It acts to transport monoamines into the [ ...ogaine.desk.nl/alkaloids.html | title = The Ibogaine Dossier. Pharmacology of Ibogaine | format = | work = | accessdate = }}</ref>.
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• Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor
  ...nction of the LNGFR is somewhat controversial, in contrast to the function of the high-affinity receptor family for the neurotrophins, the Trk receptor t The [[neurotrophins]] are composed of four proteins, all of which bind to the LNGFR:
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• Ion channel
  {{dablink|Another, unrelated ion channeling process is part of [[ion implantation]].}} ...assium_channel#Selectivity_filter|selectivity filter]], '''4''' - diameter of selectivity filter, '''5''' - [[phosphorylation]] site, '''6''' - [[cell me
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• Ligand-gated ion channel
  ...Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, James O. McNamara, and Leonard E. White | title = Neuroscience. 4th ed. | publisher = Sinauer Associates | pages = 156–7 | year = 2008 | ...ligand-gated ion channels: the impact of receptor structure on function | journal = Biochem. Soc. Trans. | volume = 32 | issue = Pt3 | pages = 529–34 | yea
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• Dextromethorphan
  .../10.1111/j.1365-2885.2004.00608.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=jvp|work=Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics}}</ref> ...''DM''') is an [[antitussive]] ([[cough suppressant]]) [[drug]]. It is one of the active ingredients in many [[Over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] [
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• Alfaxalone
  ...eptors. It has also been shown that Alfaxalone binds to a different region of this receptor than the benzodiazipines (2). Alfaxalone is metabolised rapid ...postsynaptic currents in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. The Journal of Neuroscience 1987;7(2):604-609.
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• Propofol
  ...istered [[hypnotic]] agent. Its uses include the induction and maintenance of [[general anesthesia]], sedation for [[mechanical ventilation|mechanically ...nd appearance as a white liquid, propofol has been humorously dubbed "milk of amnesia" by doctors.<ref name=Euliano>{{cite book |author=Euliano TY, Grave
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• Chloroform
  ...berg ''et al.'' “Chlorinated Hydrocarbons” in Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{DOI|10.1002/14356007.a06 .... It is estimated that greater than 90% of atmospheric CHCl₃ is of natural origin.
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• Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
  ...ted title -->].</ref> It is currently regulated in Australia, Canada, most of Europe and in the US. GHB as the [[sodium]] salt, known as sodium oxybate, ...sium gamma-hydroxybutyrate (K.GHB).</ref> GHB is also produced as a result of fermentation, and so is found in small quantities in some beers and wines.
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• History of general anesthesia
  ...on (re-enactment).jpg|thumb|Re-enactment of the first public demonstration of [[general anesthesia]] by [[William T. G. Morton]] on October 16, 1846 in t ...physicians and other Eastern scholars maintained and advanced the practice of [[Medicine in medieval Islam|medicine]] in the [[Arab World]] during the mi
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