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*'''[[Amino acid]]s:''' [[glutamate]], [[aspartate]], [[D-serine]], [[γ-aminobutyric acid]] (GABA), [[glycine]]
*'''[[Amino acid]]s:''' [[glutamate]], [[aspartate]], [[D-serine]], [[γ-aminobutyric acid]] (GABA), [[glycine]]
*'''[[Gasotransmitter]]s:''' [[nitric oxide]] (NO), [[carbon monoxide]] (CO), [[hydrogen sulfide]] (H<sub>2</sub>S)
*'''[[Monoamine]]s:''' [[dopamine]] (DA), [[norepinephrine]] (noradrenaline; NE, NA), [[epinephrine]] (adrenaline), [[histamine]], [[serotonin]] (SER, 5-HT)
*'''[[Monoamine]]s:''' [[dopamine]] (DA), [[norepinephrine]] (noradrenaline; NE, NA), [[epinephrine]] (adrenaline), [[histamine]], [[serotonin]] (SER, 5-HT)
*'''Cholinergic neurotransmitter:''' [[Acetylcholine]] (ACh)
*'''[[Trace amine]]s''': [[phenethylamine]], [[N-methylphenethylamine|''N''-methylphenethylamine]], [[tyramine]], [[3-iodothyronamine]], [[octopamine (neurotransmitter)|octopamine]], [[tryptamine]], etc.
*'''[[Trace amine]]s''': [[phenethylamine]], [[N-methylphenethylamine|''N''-methylphenethylamine]], [[tyramine]], [[3-iodothyronamine]], [[octopamine (neurotransmitter)|octopamine]], [[tryptamine]], etc.
*'''Unusual neurotransmitters''': [[Gasotransmitter]]s - [[nitric oxide]] (NO), [[carbon monoxide]] (CO), [[hydrogen sulfide]] (H<sub>2</sub>S); Endogenous [[cannabis]]: Endocannabinoids, [[Zinc]]; D-serine
*'''[[Peptide]]s:''' [[somatostatin]], [[substance P]], [[cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript]], [[opioid peptide]]s
*'''[[Peptide]]s:''' [[somatostatin]], [[substance P]], [[cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript]], [[opioid peptide]]s
*'''[[Purinergic signalling|Purines]]:''' [[adenosine triphosphate]] (ATP), [[adenosine]]
*'''[[Purinergic signalling|Purines]]:''' [[adenosine triphosphate]] (ATP), [[adenosine]]
*Others: [[acetylcholine]] (ACh), [[anandamide]], etc.
* '''[[Putative neurotransmitter]]s:''' [[prostaglandin]]s, [[adenosine triphosphate]] (ATP), [[adenosine]]
*Others: [[anandamide]], etc.: [[anandamide]], etc.


==References==
==References==

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Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemical messengers that transmit signals between neurons, or from neurons to other cells.[1] Neurotransmitters may transmit signals across neuromuscular junctions, between muscle cells, gland cells, and immune cells.

Over 100 substances that act as neurotransmitters to have been identified. The most common are:

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wilkinson, Michael; Brown, Richard E., eds. (2015). "Neurotransmitters". An Introduction to Neuroendocrinology. Cambridge University Press. pp. 79–114. ISBN 978-0-521-80647-3.