title: Basic concepts of neurotransmission.
abstract: An understanding of synaptic neurotransmission is fundamental to the understanding of various neuropsychiatric symptoms and disorders. It is also essential to the discovery of pharmacologic agents that modulate neurotransmission to alleviate such symptoms and conditions. Various aspects of the process of neurotransmission and the synthesis, release, reuptake, or destruction are all potential events for action of therapeutic drugs. This article reviews the basic aspects of relevant neuroanatomy, neurotransmission, and major neurotransmitter systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI 49009-1284, USA. patel@kcms.msu.edu
authors.forename: Dilip R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feucht
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents