NEUROTRANSMITTERS

"NEUROTRANSMITTERS" is a plural of: neurotransmitter.

Specialty Definition: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Domain	Definition
Health	Endogenous signaling molecules that alter the behavior of neurons or effector cells. Neurotransmitter is used here in its most general sense, including not only messengers that act directly to regulate ion channels, but also those that act through second messenger systems, and those that act at a distance from their site of release. Included are neuromodulators, neuroregulators, neuromediators, and neurohumors, whether or not acting at synapses. (references)
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Crosswords: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Specialty definitions using "NEUROTRANSMITTERS": 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine ♦ Amino Acid Neurotransmitters ♦ Biogenic Amine Neurotransmitters ♦ CCKA, CCKA promoter, Cyclic GMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate ♦ Excitatory Amino Acids ♦ Gastrins, Genes, Immediate-Early ♦ Islands of Calleja ♦ monophosphate ♦ Neuroimmunomodulation, neuropeptide, Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors, Neurotransmitters and Neurotransmitter Agents ♦ Presynaptic Terminals ♦ Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone, Receptors, Pituitary Hormone ♦ Sibutramine, Solitary Nucleus ♦ Vasopressins. (references)

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Commercial Usage: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Domain	Title
Books	Airways Smooth Muscle: Neurotransmitters, Amines, Lipid Mediators and Signal Transduction (Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy) (reference) Biochemical Messengers: Hormones, Neurotransmitters and Growth Factors (reference) Handbook of Psychopharmacology: Drugs, Neurotransmitters and Behavior (reference) Neurotransmitters and Cortical Function: From Molecules to Mind (reference) Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

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	[Solomon Snyder's lecture on drugs, neurotransmitters, and the brain]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Mechanisms of Secretion of Neurotransmitters and Hormones. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Non-Fiction Usage: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Each type of neuron contains combinations of neurotransmitters. (references)
		Other neurotransmitters have also been implicated in Alzheimer's disease. (references)
		Glutamate is one of the chemical messengers or neurotransmitters in the brain. (references)
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Usage Frequency: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

"NEUROTRANSMITTERS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "NEUROTRANSMITTERS" is used about 51 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	100%	51	47,619

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Expressions using "NEUROTRANSMITTERS": Amino Acid Neurotransmitters ♦ Biogenic Amine Neurotransmitters ♦ Neurotransmitters and Neurotransmitter Agents. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
neurotransmitters	156
brain neurotransmitters	6
depression neurotransmitters	5
neurotransmitters type	4
neurotransmitters yoga	3
dopamine neurotransmitters	3
amnesia neurotransmitters	2
acetylcholine neurotransmitters	2
neurotransmitters and drug	2
neurotransmitters postganglionic	2
neurotransmitters picture	2
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Misspellings: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Misspellings
	"NEUROTRANSMITTERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: neruotransmitters, neutrotransmitter. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-m-n-n-o-r-r-r-s-s-t-t-t-u"
	-1 letter: neurotransmitter.
	-4 letters: menstruations, remunerations, sternutations.
	-5 letters: antitrusters, astrometries, entrustments, enumerations, menstruation, mensurations, mountaineers, remonstrants, remonstrates, remuneration, remunerators, sternutation, sternutators, sustentation, transmitters, unrestraints.
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