Topic 3 Module 2: Chemical synapses
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1 Overview
2 Topic 3 Module 2 Objectives
3 Information transfer at chemical synapses
1. 3.1 Criteria for chemical synaptic signalling
2. 3.2 Holding it together: Linking pre- and post-synaptic structures
4 Peptidergic & non-peptidergic neurotransmitters
5 Control of neurotransmitter release
6 Controlling pre-synaptic Ca++ controls synaptic efficiency
7 Post-synaptic receptors and responses to neurotransmitters
8 Types of post-synaptic voltage responses to neurotransmitters
1. 8.1 Ion movements produce the post-synaptic voltage responses
9 Three mechanisms terminate the action of transmitters at the post-synaptic cell
10 Test your knowledge

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