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Amino acid neurotransmitter
Amino acid able to transmit nerve message across a synapse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An amino acid neurotransmitter is an amino acid which is able to transmit a nerve message across a synapse. Neurotransmitters (chemicals) are packaged into vesicles that cluster beneath the axon terminal membrane on the presynaptic side of a synapse in a process called endocytosis.[1]

Amino acid neurotransmitter release (exocytosis) is dependent upon calcium Ca2+ and is a presynaptic response.
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Excitatory amino acids (EAA) will activate post-synaptic cells.[2] inhibitory amino acids (IAA) depress the activity of post-synaptic cells.[2]
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