Talk:Neurochemistry

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 Definition:  A subfield of biology that focuses on the chemical makeup of the brain with a particular emphasis on the metabolism of neuroactive compounds like neurotransmitters. [d] [e]
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A discussion for here or elsewhere?

This is very opportune, as, yesterday, I was trying to explain the differences among receptor agonists and antagonists, as well as modulators of receptivity. The agonist/antagonist model gets a little confounded when the drug is not a stimulant to secretion of the receptor, but is an analog of the active ligand, and attaches to the receptor as if it were the active drug/neurotransmitter.

Should this set of definitions, which really isn't unique to neurochemistry but applies to quite a few other regulatory mechanisms be here, or is there a better high-level article, or should there be a generic article on what, for lack of a better term, are biological signals (and I haven't even touched second messengers)? Howard C. Berkowitz 10:25, 22 September 2008 (CDT)

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