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Origin and function of various neurotransmitters are expounded, from acetylcholine to catecholamine, glutamate, substance P, GABA, serotonin and melatonin with a final section on memory.
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The collateral pathway of the hippocampus, which connects the CA3 region to the CA1 region, whose neurons connect with the neurons of the cortex via yet another intermediate centre, the subiculum.
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Alemanno, F., Alemanno, F. (2020). Neurotransmitters. In: Alemanno, F. (eds) Biochemistry for Anesthesiologists and Intensivists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26721-6_6
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