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| Authors |
Filip Bergquist Mike Ludwig |
|---|---|
| Published in | Encyclopedia of Neuroscience |
| ISBN | 978-0-08-045046-9 |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Place of publication | Oxford |
| Publication year | 2008 |
| Published at |
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation |
| Language | en |
| Keywords | neuropeptide, neurotransmitter, release mechanisms |
| Subject categories | Experimental brain research, Neurobiology, Neurophysiology |
Neuropeptides are by far the largest class of chemical signals used by the central and peripheral nervous system. They are released from large dense core vesicles and here we compare the mechanisms of neuropeptide release with the mechanisms of classical transmitter release from small synaptic vesicles.
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