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The many different neurotransmitters of the nervous system (II)

Fundamentals of Neurobiology
Slide showing additional neurotransmitters (oxytocin, adenosine, ATP, nitric oxide, anandamide) with their functions and receptor types.

Some common neurotransmitters are listed in the table on this slide.

References:
1. Froemke RC, Young LJ. Oxytocin, neural plasticity, and social behavior. Annu Rev Neurosci 2021; 44: 359–381.
2. Layland J, Carrick D, Lee M, et al. Adenosine: Physiology, pharmacology, and clinical applications. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2014; 7 (6): 581–591.
3. Yang C, Franciosi S, Brown RE. Adenosine inhibits the excitatory synaptic inputs to basal forebrain cholinergic, GABAergic, and parvalbumin neurons in mice. Front Neurol 2013; 4: 77.
4. Zarrinmayeh H, Territo PR. Purinergic receptors of the central nervous system: Biology, PET ligands, and their applications. Mol Imaging 2020; 19: 1536012120927609.
5. Khakh BS, North RA. Neuromodulation by extracellular ATP and P2X receptors in the CNS. Neuron 2012; 76 (1): 51–69.
6. Picón-Pagès P, Garcia-Buendia J, Munoz FJ. Functions and dysfunctions of nitric oxide in the brain. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2019; 1865 (8): 1949–1967.
7. Chachlaki K, Prevot V. Nitric oxide signalling in the brain and its control of bodily functions. Br J Pharmacol 2019; 177: 5437–5458.
8. Scherma M, Masia P, Satta V, et al. Brain activity of anandamide: a rewarding bliss? Acta Pharmacol Sin 2019; 40 (3): 309–323.

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Published 28.04.2026
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