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Neurons

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Hippocampal pyramidal cell features   Pyramidal/conic body, 1 apical dendrite w/ multiple spines, multiple basal dendrites on soma, axon hillock, Glu/GABA nt  
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Dorsal root ganglion features   Pseudo-unipolar, soma offset from axon w/ distal/proximal processes  
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Retinal bipolar cell features   Soma within 2 processes, lie between photoreceptors/GCs, communicate via graded potentials (not APs)  
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Spinal motor neuron features   Soma in ventral horn of spinal cord w/ multiple dendrites, single axon projects to/outside spinal cord, long axon -> effector organs  
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Cerebellar Purkinje cell features   GABAergic inhibitory neurons, elaborate dendritic arbor w/ multiple dendritic spines, parallel fibres connect dendritic spines, store signal trajectory information  
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Na+ ion distribution   15 mM in, 150 mM out, +60 mV, inward current  
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K+ ion distribution   150 mM in, 5.5 mM out, -89 mV, outward current  
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Cl- ion distribution   9 mM in, 125 mM out, -71 mV, inward current  
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Ca2+ ion distribution   0.0001 mM in, 1 mM out, +124 mV, inward current  
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What maintains the Na+/K+ gradients?   Na+/K+ ATPase  
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Nernst equation purpose   Describes eqbm potential if membrane is permeable to that ion only  
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Nernst equation   E = RT/zF log ([out]/[in])  
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Nernst equation exception   Cl- -> [in]/[out]  
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What is the resting potential?   -70 mV  
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Why is the resting potential?   Membrane principally permeable to K+ -> -70 mV close to K+ Nernst potential (-89 mV)  
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Donnan product rule   [K+]o x [Cl-]o = [Cl-]i x [K+]i  
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Donnan product rule rationale   Cl- Nernst ~ resting potential ~ K+ Nernst -> Cl- passively distributed and Ek = Ecl  
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How is Cl- extruded from cells?   K+/2Cl- cotransporter -> driven by Na+/K+ ATPase, Na+/HCO3-/H+/Cl- exchanger -> (HCl out) driven by Ca2+/H+ ATPase exchanger  
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Effect of Cl- extrusion   Lowers [Cl-]i -> Ecl more -ve than resting potential -> cell internal -ve charge contributed by other -ve macromolecules  
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How is Cl- moved in developing neurons/adult olfactory receptor neurons   Inward NKCC cotransporter -> raises [Cl-]i -> Cl- channel opens at resting potential -> excitatory Cl- efflux -> depolarises cell for spontaneous activity btwn interconnected neurons  
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How is Ca2+ extruded from cells?   Ca2+/2H+ ATPase, PMCA -> plasma membrane, NCX (Ca2+/3Na+) -> cardiac muscle, NCKX (Ca2+/K+/4Na+ in) -> retina  
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Effect of Ca2+ extrusion   Lowers [Ca2+]i < 0.0001 mM -> Ca2+ used as intracellular 2ndary messenger -> small Ca2+ fluxes have large influence on [Ca2+]i  
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Gap junction advantages   Free passage of ions/small molecules  
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Gap junction disdavantages   Large presynaptic terminal -> sufficient current to produce EPP, cells must be similar size/properties, bidirectional, inflexible communication  
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Where are gap junctions used?   Synchronised large cell population activity -> developing embryo, cardiac myocyte intercalated discs  
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Chemical synapse advantages   No size/voltage requirements, small cells rely on nt to produce EPP, unidirectional, flexible -> diffrent nt/receptors for excitatory/inhibitory  
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Chemical synapse disadvantages   Specific ions only transmit under correct conditions  
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Where are chemical synapses used?   Unidirectional signal transmission -> sensory neuron, motor neuron  
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Synaptotagmin   v-SNARE -> vesicular Ca2+ sensor  
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Synaptobrevin   v-SNARE -> aids fusion  
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Syntaxin   t-SNARE -> bind synaptotagmin in Ca2+ dependent manner  
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SNAP-25   t-SNARE -> bind synaptobrevin  
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SNARE complex   Synaptobrevin, syntaxin, 2 SNAP-25 alpha helices  
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Vesicle fusion process   Docking at presynaptic active zone (weakly Ca2+ dependent), priming via SNARE proteins (membranes partially fused via fusion scaffold), fusion (Ca2+ dependent) -> exocytosis of nt  
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What influences vesicle fusion?   [Ca2+]4 e  
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Nt characteristics   Present w/in presynaptic terminal/synthesis mechanisms exist, released in adequate quantity on stimulation, added nt has same effect (stimulation/inhibition)  
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Ionotropic responses   Ion flow, fast excitation  
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Metabotropic receptors   2ndary messenger cascades, modulate membrane conductance, slow/sustained effects  
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NMDA receptor   Glu receptor -> Mg2+ ion blocks pore at rest -> membrane depolarisation repels Mg2+ ion -> allows Na2+/Ca2+ influx -> slow depolarisation  
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non-NMDA receptors   AMPA, kainate receptors  
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AMPA receptor   Glu receptor -> Na+ influx, PO43- AMPA R can regulate channel localisation/conductance/open probability -> linear I/V relationship -> fast depolarisation  
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Major CNS excitatory transmitter   Glu  
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Major CNS inhibitory transmitter   GABA (brain), Gly (spinal cord)  
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GABA A receptor   Neurons/leydig cells -> Cl- efflux (excitatory)/Cl- influx (inhibitory), mediate shunting inhibition -> reduce cell excitability -> reduces depolarisation from concurrent signal  
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GABA B receptor   CNS/PNS autonomic division -> Gi/o coupled -> GIRK activation -> hyperpolarising K+ efflux -> reduce AP frequency/nt release  
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GABA changes in development   Role changes from excitatory to inhibitory as brain matures -> Cl- gradient switches  
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Dopamine synthesis/function   Synthesised from DOPA in ventral tegmental substantia nigra in brainstem -> CNS neurotransmitter/circulation hormones  
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Adrenaline synthesis   Dopamine modification -> nucleus ventrolateral to area postrema/nucleus in solitary tract dorsal region  
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NA synthesis   Adrenaline modification -> locus coeruleus  
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Serotonin synthesis/function   5-hydroxytryptamine (derived from Trp) -> 90% produced in GI tract (regulate intestinal mvmt) -> serotonergic neurons in CNS brainstem raphe nuclei -> mood/cognition/reward/learning/memory  
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Histamine function   CNS/uterus nt -> behaviour/sleeping cycles -> degraded by histamine N-methyltransferase enzyme  
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Dopamine receptors   No ionotropic, D1/2-like metabotropic  
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NA receptors   No ionotropic, alpha1/2 and beta1/2 metabotropic  
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Serotonin receptors   5-HT3 ionotropic, 5-HT1/2/4 metabotropic  
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Histamine receptors   Histamine gated Cl channel (CNS hypo/thalamus) ionotropic, H1 /2/3 metabotropic  
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ACh receptors   Nicotinic ionotropic, muscarinic 1-5 metabotropic  
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Phospholipase A2 receptors   Gi-alpha3 -> AA formation -> lipophilic/diffusible -> retrograde messenger (diffuses back to presynaptic terminal modulating nt release)  
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Receptor speeds   Fastest -> ionotropic, metabotropic, other transmitters, peptides/hormones, growth factors  
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