Anesthetics have been used in surgery since the mid-1800s, but their exact mechanisms of action continue to be the subject of intense investigation. Past studies have suggested they block neurotransmitter receptors postsynaptically. Now a new study, published January 9 in … Continue reading
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Journal Club: New clues in the mystery of the mechanism of general anesthetics
Categories: Biochemistry | Journal Club | Medical Sciences | Neuroscience | Pharmacology
Tagged anesthetics, GABA receptor, neurotransmitter, SNARE, syntaxin
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Journal Club: New roles found for protein key to neurotransmission
Scientists know many of the proteins that make neurotransmission possible, but they don’t have a handle on how all the pieces work together. “As someone who has studied the synapse for a long time, I still find it frustrating … Continue reading
Categories: Biochemistry | Genetics | Journal Club | Neuroscience
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, neurodegenerative disease, neuron, neurotransmitter, Parkinson's disease, SNARE, synaxin, Unc13
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