title: Neurotransmitter receptors and aging.
abstract: The role of receptors in the central nervous system and effects of aging on the four neurotransmitter receptors most often studied in the context of aging--beta-adrenergic, cholinergic, benzodiazepine, and dopamine--are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000502:physiology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000502:physiology; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000502:physiology*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid