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Ionotropic & Metabotropic Receptors

Description
Postsynaptic Potentials

Excitatory postsynaptic potentials
A depolarizing postsynaptic potential
Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials
A hyperpolarizing postsynaptic potential
A postsynaptic neuron can receive many signals at once


Structure of Neurotransmitter Receptors

Neurotransmitters at chemical synapses cause either an excitatory or inhibitory graded potential
Neurotransmitter receptors have two structures
Ionotropic receptors
Metabotropic receptors
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