Cysticercosis is a sickness caused by ingesting the tapeworms found in pork. When tapeworm larvae spreads to the human brain, it is a very serious problem resulting in a condition referred to as neurocysticercosis. If a tapeworm infestation problem exists, there are medications sold over-the-counter for this problem.
Glutamate. Glutamate is an excitatory relative of GABA. It is the most common neurotransmitter in the central nervous system-as much as half of all neurons in the brain-and is especially important in regards to memory. Curiously, glutamate is actually toxic to neurons, and an excess will kill them.
Glutamate. Glutamate is the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain and spinal cord. It is released, for example, by afferent neurons. In many cases, the receptor is a ligand gated ion channel that produces fast postsynaptic potentials.cetylcholine. Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter released by two types of neurons you hear about frequently in physiology: parasympathetic postganglionic neurons and somatic efferent neurons. In the parasympathetic case, the receptor is a seven transmembrane domain receptor coupled to a trimeric G protein.