Neurotransmitter receptor



A neurotransmitter receptor is a neurotransmitter they receive when exposed for extended periods of time. This phenomenon is known as ligand-induced desensitization [3].

Known Neurotransmitter Receptors[1]

  • Adrenergic 
 α1A, α1b, α1c, α1d
 α2a, α2b, α2c, α2d
 β1, β2, β3
  • Dopaminergic 
 D1, D2, D3, D4, D5
  • GABAergic 
 GABAA, GABAB1a, GABAB1δ, GABAB2, GABAC
  • Glutaminergic 
 NMDA, AMPA kainate, mGluR1, mGluR2, mGluR3, mGluR4, mGluR5, mGluR6, mGluR7
  • Histaminergic 
 H1, H2, H3
  • Cholinergic 
 Muscarinic: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5
 Nicotinic: muscle, neuronal (α-bungarotoxin-insensitive), neuronal (α-bungarotoxin-sensitive)
  • Opiod 
 μ, δ1, δ2, κ
  • Serotonergic 
 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D, 5-HT1E, 5-HT1F, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, 5-HT2C, 5-HT3, 5-HT4, 5-HT5, 5-HT6, 5-HT7
  • Glycinergic 
 Glycine

See also

  • Autoreceptor
  • Receptor desensitization has been previously modeled in the context of a two-state mathematical model (see this link [4])

Notes and references

  1. ^ ed. Kebabain, J. W. & Neumeyer, J. L. (1994). "RBI Handbook of Receptor Classification"


v • d • e
Olfactory receptor - Protease-activated receptor - Purinergic receptor - Transferrin receptor
 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Neurotransmitter_receptor". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.