Neurotransmitter Receptors
Description
Neurotransmitter Receptors are specialized Sites (Receptors) on the Postsynaptic Membranes of Dendrites of Neurons. A more precise technical definition of Neurotransmitter Receptors is: Neurotransmitter-activated cylindrical channels that span Postsynaptic Membranes, formed by large Proteins that array themselves such that a pore or channel runs down through their middle and opens to both the inside and outside of the Neurosomal Membrane.
Biological Function of Neurotransmitter Receptors
Nervous System
Neurotransmitter Receptors are essential to the transmission of Nerve Impulses.
Neurotransmitter Receptors exist in two states:
In their closed state their cylindrical channel is closed and Ions (i.e. electrically charged atoms, usually of Calcium, Sodium, Chloride or Potassium) cannot pass through the pores to reach the Cytoplasm of the Cell.
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