Mike Hamilton (Mdh at debug.cuc.ab.ca) wrote:
: I am curious, I have been reading about the GABA inhibitory
: neurotransmitter, and how the sedatives such as alcohol and barbiturates
: are attributed to their actions on these receptors.
Inhibitory neurotransmitters like GABA and glycine operate by increasing
the potential difference that must be overcome to open the voltage-
sensitive channels. Unless these can be opened, the local signal will
not propagate to the neuronal soma and axonal hillock (where the
non-linearity of the system is expressed and the signal generated for
transmission down the axon).
--
Harry Erwin
Internet: herwin at gmu.edu
Working on Katchalsky nets....