Abstract
Some of the most exciting discoveries in recent years concern the chemical nature of neuronal systems. About 30 different substances are known or suspected transmitters, and many more are likely to be discovered. The various substances can be identified within neuronal cell bodies and axon terminals by the aid of fluorescence histo-chemical and immunocytochemical techniques, and it has been shown that each of the transmitters has a specific pattern of location in the brain.
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- Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide
- Neuronal Transmitter
- Amygdaloid Body
- Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron
- Basal Forebrain Project
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Heimer, L. (1983). Neuronal Transmitters and Modulators. In: The Human Brain and Spinal Cord. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0150-9_27
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