8 sentences with 'neurotransmitter'

Example sentences and phrases with the word neurotransmitter and other words derived from it.

• « The neurotransmitter epinephrine is instrumental in controlling blood pressure. »
• « The neurotransmitter dopamine regulates emotional responses and complex movements; »
• « The neurotransmitter norepinephrine, increases pleasure from sensory stimuli and regulates sleep. »
• « Serotonin is an important vasoconstrictor and neurotransmitter in the brain, gut and blood platelets. »
• « Fear is the actual mechanism that triggers the neurotransmitter response to face a real situation of danger; »
• « Although the function of this neurotransmitter is not yet intimately known, it appears to act by binding to a neuron, activating it, and then detaching from it, causing a feeling of pleasure. »
• « All efforts are now focussed on knowing the exact structure of the dopamine transporter in order to learn more about this neurotransmitter and, on the other hand, to control the dopamine receptors of the neurons, regulating the pleasure effect. »
• « Cocaine addiction "disrupts" brain chemistry in two basic ways: by preventing the organ from being nourished by glucose - the primary energy substance in humans - and by interacting at the molecular level with a "key" neurotransmitter: dopamine, an imbalance of which is linked to serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia. »

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