5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is a naturally occurring amino acid and the essential precursors of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) an important neurotransmitter for mood regulation, memory, learning ...

Virginia Tech. "Structure Of Important Neurotransmitter Regulator Determined." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 February 2008. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 02 / 080201123215.htm>.

Last but not least, it’s an essential part of the production of acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter that’s involved in muscle memory, cognitive functions, heartbeat regulation, and ...

His research focused on the important neurotransmitter dopamine which can, by “exciting” or “inhibiting” certain nerve cells or neurons, affect bodily functions such as movement.

The importance of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes has been highlighted in two new studies. GABA is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter ...

New study shows how amyloid plaques cause Alzheimer's Disease The study on Alzheimer's offers an explanation on how plaques damage the brain by breaking up important neurotransmitters.

Scientists have, for the first time, revealed at the atomic level the structure of a protein that carries one of the body's most important neurotransmitters into neurons.